Household · official-source review · reviewed 2026-10-26
A dryer is one of the few appliances whose cost you can count per load instead of per year.
Turn the dryer label and your electricity price into a cost for one load, one month, and your budget.
Anyone who wants a plain cost per dryer load before deciding how often to run the machine.
Use the source document or official route that applies to your situation. This guide does not contact another person or verify external information.
Look on the dryer label or the manual for the running wattage. Use the running figure, not the breaker size.
Time a normal load from start to finish. Write the minutes down.
Count how many loads your household dries in one week. Use a normal week.
Take the price per kilowatt-hour from your electricity bill. Do not use a national average.
The App multiplies energy per load by your price, then by the loads in four weeks.
A 5,000-watt dryer run for 45 minutes at 17 cents a kilowatt-hour costs about 64 cents a load and $12.75 over four weeks.
Use your own source and details. The example is not a record about a real person or organization.
The same arithmetic on a larger budget and a smaller machine. Both are examples, not records of a real home.
Both cases are examples, not records about a real person. The bars show the same numbers the free App computes.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Star · reviewed 2026-10-26
What this source supports: Energy Star publishes efficiency criteria and estimated ranges for major appliances.
Source limit: Model-specific energy use varies. Read the EnergyGuide label for the exact unit you own or plan to buy.
These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.
This guide multiplies the wattage, minutes, and price you enter. It does not measure your machine or your bill.
Model-specific energy use varies. Read the EnergyGuide label for the exact unit you own or plan to buy.
Use current instructions from the responsible organization. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision or a substitute for qualified advice.
Turn dryer wattage, minutes, loads, and electricity price into a cost per load and per month.
This App multiplies the numbers you enter. It does not measure the machine, the vent, or the electricity bill.
You enter every number yourself. The sources support the method and the limits. They do not produce a result for your specific case. Keep the original documents next to the sheet you build.
The App computes the worked example with your own numbers, in your browser.
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Turn dryer wattage, minutes, loads, and electricity price into a cost per load and per month.
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Open Dryer Cycle Cost per LoadThe App runs in this browser. It does not send or save entries. Copy, download, or print only when you choose.
This guide uses short, direct instructions as an ASD-STE100-style writing target. It is not a formal certification.
Companion App: Dryer Cycle Cost per Load. It runs in this browser and does not upload your entries.
This guide is edited for clarity and checked against the sources it links. It is not a substitute for official instructions or qualified advice. A linked source does not show that every person needs this guide.