Model
Whirlpool WED87HED*+
Rank #347 means 346 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 32nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 32% of those models.
What does the Whirlpool WED87HED*+ cost to run per year?
The Whirlpool WED87HED*+ holds rank #347 of 615 on running cost, at about $113 a year, an unremarkable but typical figure for the class. Size-adjusted, this model trails most of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 32% of clothes dryer models we track. 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 Whirlpool WED8740D*+ at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Whirlpool YWED72HED*+ 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 WED87HED*+'s $113/yr adds up to roughly $1469 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge Profile PTD90EB*T***.
By the numbers
The Whirlpool WED87HED*+ 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 WED87HED*+ 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 WED87HED*+ 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 WED87HED*+ 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 Whirlpool WED87HED*+ 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. Its CEF of 3.93, above 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 Whirlpool WED87HED*+ cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $113/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #347 of 615, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Whirlpool WED87HED*+ cost per month?
About $9.4 a month, which is the $113 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: 608 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $113 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Whirlpool WED87HED*+ for its size?
32nd percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 221 | Whirlpool WED8740D*+7.3 cu ft | $113 |
| 220 | Whirlpool WED81HED*+7.3 cu ft | $113 |
| 219 | Whirlpool WED72HED*+7.3 cu ft | $113 |
| 218 | Whirlpool WED8700E**8.8 cu ft | $113 |
| 217 | Whirlpool WED8500D*+8.8 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_22856_WED87HED*+_05032016201405_6445211View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Whirlpool and WED87HED*+ 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.