Model
Whirlpool WED8510FW*
Rank #255 means 254 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 87th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 87% of those models.
What does the Whirlpool WED8510FW* cost to run per year?
Ranking #255 of 615, the Whirlpool WED8510FW* runs at roughly $113 a year, neither the cheapest nor the priciest in its class. Normalized for capacity, it ranks ahead of 87% of clothes dryer models we track on efficiency, a genuinely strong showing. The CEF figure of 3.93 on this model captures combined energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Kenmore C6913*41* at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Whirlpool WED8540FW* 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 Whirlpool WED8510FW*'s $113/yr adds up to roughly $1469 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Kenmore C6813*41*.
By the numbers
The Whirlpool WED8510FW* 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 Whirlpool WED8510FW* 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 WED8510FW* 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 Whirlpool WED8510FW* 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 8.8 cu ft, the Whirlpool WED8510FW* is a large clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, among clothes dryer models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal. Beyond size, its CEF of 3.93, above 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 WED8510FW* cheap to run?
It is about average. At $113 a year it ranks #255 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Whirlpool WED8510FW* cost per month?
Roughly $9.4/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 608 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 Whirlpool WED8510FW* for its size?
87th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | Kenmore C6913*41*8.8 cu ft | $113 |
| 255 | Kenmore C6813*41*8.8 cu ft | $113 |
| 254 | Kenmore C6163*61*9.2 cu ft | $113 |
| 253 | Ge GTD65EB*K***7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 252 | Whirlpool YWED8000D*+8.8 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_22856_WED8510FW*_10272016173353_9633607View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Whirlpool and WED8510FW* 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.