Model
Lg DLEX7200*
Rank #179 means 178 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 37th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 37% of those models.
What does the Lg DLEX7200* cost to run per year?
Ranking #179 of 615, the Lg DLEX7200* is in the cheaper half of its class to run, at about $113 a year. Adjusted for size, it is only more efficient than 37% of clothes dryer models we track, so part of its running cost comes from its capacity rather than efficiency alone. The CEF figure of 3.94 on this model captures combined energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Lg DLEY1901*E at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg DLEX4370* at $113/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 Lg DLEX7200*'s $113/yr adds up to roughly $1469 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Lg DLE6100*.
By the numbers
The Lg DLEX7200* 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 $113/yr, here is what the Lg DLEX7200* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Lg DLEX7200* costs about $1130. That is roughly $0 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Lg DLEX7200* compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $113/yr, it sits right on the class median of $113, and it is about $90 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 7.3 cu ft, the Lg DLEX7200* 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. The CEF of 3.94 on this model, above the class median of 3.93, measures combined energy factor; it is the number to compare directly against another model's CEF if capacity is similar.
- 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 Lg DLEX7200* cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $113 a year it ranks #179 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Lg DLEX7200* cost per month?
Roughly $9.39/mo, spreading the $113/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 607 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $113 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Lg DLEX7200* for its size?
37th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 138 | Lg DLEY1901*E7.3 cu ft | $113 |
| 137 | Lg DLE7200*E7.3 cu ft | $113 |
| 136 | Samsung DVE52M77***7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 135 | Samsung DVE52M86***7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 134 | Samsung DVE54M87***7.4 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_1118034_DLEX7200*_02082017044347_70120957View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Lg and DLEX7200* 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.