Model
Whirlpool WHD5090G**
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 WHD5090G** cost to run per year?
The Whirlpool WHD5090G** holds rank #35 of 615 on running cost, at about $43 a year, a genuinely cheap result for the class. Size-adjusted, this model beats 93% of clothes dryer models we track on efficiency, one of the stronger results in its class. At a CEF of 3.71, its combined energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Smeg DH24UWH at $42/yr runs a little cheaper and the Whirlpool YWHD5090G** 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 WHD5090G**'s $43/yr adds up to roughly $559 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Whirlpool WHD3090G**.
By the numbers
The Whirlpool WHD5090G** 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 WHD5090G** 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 WHD5090G** 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 WHD5090G** 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 WHD5090G** 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 WHD5090G** 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 WHD5090G** 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 WHD5090G** 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Smeg DH24UWH4.5 cu ft | $42 |
| 31 | Beko HPD24414W34.5 cu ft | $40 |
| 30 | Blomberg DHP24404W34.5 cu ft | $40 |
| 29 | Blomberg DHP24404W4.5 cu ft | $40 |
| 28 | Beko HPD24414W4.5 cu ft | $40 |
Source
ES_1129244_WHD5090G**_09022016215434_3274685View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Whirlpool and WHD5090G** 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.