Model
Miele PDR908 HP
Rank #39 means 38 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 92nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 92% of those models.
What does the Miele PDR908 HP cost to run per year?
Among the 615 clothes dryer models we track, the Miele PDR908 HP's $45/yr running cost ranks it #39, comfortably in the cheap-to-run group. Size-adjusted, this model beats 92% of clothes dryer models we track on efficiency, one of the stronger results in its class. The CEF figure of 9.75 on this model captures combined energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Insignia NS-FDRE44W1-C at $44/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge GFD14ES*N*** at $46/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 Miele PDR908 HP's $45/yr adds up to roughly $585 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Miele PDR908 HP 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 $45/yr, here is what the Miele PDR908 HP adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Miele PDR908 HP costs about $450. That is roughly $680 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Miele PDR908 HP compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $45/yr, it runs about $68 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $22 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 4.6 cu ft, the Miele PDR908 HP is a small clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, and smaller clothes dryer models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal. Its CEF of 9.75, above the class median of 3.93, reflects combined energy factor: a higher figure means it wrings more useful work out of every kilowatt-hour, so it is the efficiency lever to weigh against raw size.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). Heat-pump dryers recycle heat instead of generating it fresh with a resistance coil, and typically use meaningfully less electricity per load than a conventional resistance dryer, at the cost of a longer cycle; CEF is the federal figure that captures this.
- Drum capacity. A larger drum can dry a bigger load per cycle, but it also usually needs more energy per cycle to heat the extra air volume.
Common questions
Is the Miele PDR908 HP cheap to run?
Yes. Its $45/yr running cost puts it at rank #39 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Miele PDR908 HP cost per month?
About $3.79 a month, which is the $45 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 245 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $45 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Miele PDR908 HP for its size?
92nd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Insignia NS-FDRE44W1-C4.5 cu ft | $44 |
| 37 | Midea MLE27N5AWWC4.5 cu ft | $44 |
| 36 | Whirlpool YWHD3090G**4.3 cu ft | $43 |
| 35 | Whirlpool WHD3090G**4.3 cu ft | $43 |
| 34 | Whirlpool YWHD5090G**4.3 cu ft | $43 |
Source
ES_0031629_PDR980 HP_12062018120420_70208458View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Miele and PDR908 HP 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.