Model
Aeg DC240
Rank #79 means 78 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 72nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 72% of those models.
What does the Aeg DC240 cost to run per year?
Among the 615 clothes dryer models we track, the Aeg DC240's $59/yr running cost ranks it #79, comfortably in the cheap-to-run group. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it edges out 72% of the class, a modestly above-average showing. At a CEF of 2.68, 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 Fulgor Milano FM4CD24W1 at $59/yr runs a little cheaper and the Danby DDY040D1DSDB at $59/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 Aeg DC240's $59/yr adds up to roughly $767 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Aeg DC240-1, Avanti FLD40V0W, Bosch WTG86403UC, Bosch WTG865H4UC, Danby DDY040D3WDB, Danby DDY040D4WDB, Danby DDY040D1DSDB, Danby DDY040D4DSDB, Electrolux ELFE4222***, Electrolux ELFE422C***, Element ECD4224EGG, Element ECD4224EGW, Equator Advanced Appliances CD 4040 **, Finlux DR4400WSB, Finlux DR4405WCH, Finlux DR4408SCH, Finlux DR4409DSCH, Fulgor Milano FM4CD24W1, Kenmore 8120#, Magic Chef MCSDRY24W1, Marathon MVD420W, Summit LDES248, Summit SLDC2404.
By the numbers
The Aeg DC240 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 $59/yr, here is what the Aeg DC240 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Aeg DC240 costs about $590. That is roughly $540 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Aeg DC240 compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $59/yr, it runs about $54 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $36 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 4 cu ft, the Aeg DC240 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 2.68, 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 Aeg DC240 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $59/yr running cost puts it at rank #79 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Aeg DC240 cost per month?
About $4.9 a month, which is the $59 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: 317 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $59 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Aeg DC240 for its size?
72nd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Fulgor Milano FM4CD24W14 cu ft | $59 |
| 77 | Equator Advanced Appliances CD 4040 **4 cu ft | $59 |
| 76 | Magic Chef MCSDRY24W14 cu ft | $59 |
| 75 | Bosch WTG865H4UC4 cu ft | $59 |
| 74 | Finlux DR4405WCH4 cu ft | $59 |
Source
ES_1149287_DC240_062020232101746_4765892View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Aeg and DC240 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.