Model
Whirlpool YWHD5090G**
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 YWHD5090G** cost to run per year?
Few clothes dryer models we track cost less to run than the Whirlpool YWHD5090G**: about $43 a year, rank #35 of 615. Normalized for capacity, it ranks ahead of 93% of clothes dryer models we track on efficiency, a genuinely strong showing. 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 Whirlpool WHD5090G** at $43/yr runs a little cheaper and the Whirlpool WHD3090G** 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 YWHD5090G**'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 YWHD5090G** 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 YWHD5090G** 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 YWHD5090G** 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 YWHD5090G** 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 YWHD5090G** 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, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is. Beyond size, its CEF of 3.71, below 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 Whirlpool YWHD5090G** cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $43 a year it ranks #35 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Whirlpool YWHD5090G** cost per month?
Roughly $3.54/mo, spreading the $43/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 229 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $43 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Whirlpool YWHD5090G** 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 29 | Blomberg DHP24404W4.5 cu ft | $40 |
Source
ES_1129244_YWHD5090G**_09022016215957_3597696View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Whirlpool and YWHD5090G** 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.