Model
Whirlpool WHD3090G**
Rank #35 means 34 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 93rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 93% of those models.
What does the Whirlpool WHD3090G** cost to run per year?
Among the 615 clothes dryer models we track, the Whirlpool WHD3090G**'s $43/yr running cost ranks it #35, comfortably in the cheap-to-run group. Few clothes dryer models we track beat it on size-adjusted efficiency; it edges out 93% of the class once capacity is normalized. The CEF figure of 3.71 on this model captures combined energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Whirlpool YWHD5090G** at $43/yr runs a little cheaper and the Whirlpool YWHD3090G** at $43/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 Whirlpool WHD3090G**'s $43/yr adds up to roughly $559 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Whirlpool WHD5090G**, Whirlpool YWHD3090G**, Whirlpool YWHD5090G**.
By the numbers
The Whirlpool WHD3090G** 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 $43/yr, here is what the Whirlpool WHD3090G** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Whirlpool WHD3090G** costs about $430. That is roughly $700 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Whirlpool WHD3090G** compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $43/yr, it runs about $70 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $20 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 4.3 cu ft, the Whirlpool WHD3090G** 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, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture. Its CEF of 3.71, below 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 Whirlpool WHD3090G** cheap to run?
Yes. Its $43/yr running cost puts it at rank #35 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Whirlpool WHD3090G** cost per month?
About $3.54 a month, which is the $43 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: 229 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $43 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Whirlpool WHD3090G** for its size?
93rd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Whirlpool YWHD5090G**4.3 cu ft | $43 |
| 33 | Whirlpool WHD5090G**4.3 cu ft | $43 |
| 32 | Smeg DH24UWH4.5 cu ft | $42 |
| 31 | Beko HPD24414W34.5 cu ft | $40 |
| 30 | Blomberg DHP24404W34.5 cu ft | $40 |
Source
ES_22856_WHD3090G**_09022016222102_4862252View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Whirlpool and WHD3090G** 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.