Model
Lg DLHC6702*
Rank #48 means 47 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 97th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 97% of those models.
What does the Lg DLHC6702* cost to run per year?
Few clothes dryer models we track cost less to run than the Lg DLHC6702*: about $49 a year, rank #48 of 615. Adjusted for its cef, it is more efficient than 97% of clothes dryer models we track, one of the strongest results in the whole class. Its CEF of 9 reflects combined energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Lg WKHC252H*A at $49/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung DV53BB89**H* at $52/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A clothes dryer typically stays in service for somewhere around 13 years; over that span, the Lg DLHC6702*'s $49/yr adds up to roughly $637 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Lg DLHC5502*.
By the numbers
The Lg DLHC6702* normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $49/yr, here is what the Lg DLHC6702* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Lg DLHC6702* costs about $490. That is roughly $640 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Lg DLHC6702* compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $49/yr, it runs about $64 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $26 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 7.8 cu ft, the Lg DLHC6702* is a large clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, and larger clothes dryer models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light. Beyond size, its CEF of 9, above the class median of 3.93, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, combined energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). CEF combines drying performance with standby and off-mode energy use; for a given drum size, a higher CEF means less energy per pound of laundry dried, and heat-pump models usually post the highest figures in the class.
- Drum capacity. Drum capacity sets how much laundry one cycle can hold, and heating a bigger volume of air generally costs more energy per cycle.
Common questions
Is the Lg DLHC6702* cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $49 a year it ranks #48 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Lg DLHC6702* cost per month?
Roughly $4.11/mo, spreading the $49/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 266 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $49 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Lg DLHC6702* for its size?
97th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Lg WKHC252H*A7.8 cu ft | $49 |
| 48 | Lg DLHC5502*7.8 cu ft | $49 |
| 47 | Samsung DV45DG60**H*7.5 cu ft | $49 |
| 46 | Asko T411HS.W.U4.9 cu ft | $49 |
| 45 | Lg DLHC8402*7.3 cu ft | $48 |
Source
ES_1118034_DLHC6702*_02152024115929_80200322View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Lg and DLHC6702* are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.