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Free electric vs gas dryer cost calculator. Model annual energy cost from loads per year, electric kWh per cycle, gas therms per cycle, small auxiliary kWh for gas dryers, and your electricity and natural gas rates. Explore more in our energy and sustainability calculator category.
Last updated: April 18, 2026
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About 5 loads/week ≈ 260/year.
Motor, drum, controls—still billed at $/kWh.
Electric dryer
$114.40
715 kWh/yr
Gas dryer
$62.71
52 therms + 18 kWh/yr
Estimated annual savings (gas vs electric)
$51.69
≈ 45.2% of modeled electric dryer cost.
Planning note
Rates
$/kWh up
Electric dryer cost rises linearly with kWh rate; gas may look favorable if therm pricing is moderate.
Input
kWh per load
Sensor dryers and heat pump dryers often reduce kWh per load versus older resistance models.
Volume
Loads / yr
Absolute dollar gap between fuels scales with annual cycle count.
Electric
Favorable
When electricity is inexpensive, efficient electric drying can beat gas on operating cost in the model.
Install
Not modeled
This tool does not add amortized install cost—only energy bills.
Source
EnergyGuide
Divide annual estimated energy on the label by the standardized cycle count to get per-load energy.
Default scenario: modeled gas savings vs electric about $51.69 per year (positive means lower operating cost for gas under these inputs).
Annual electric dryer cost is loads per year times kilowatt-hours per load times your electricity price per kilowatt-hour. Annual gas dryer cost is loads per year times therms per load times your gas price per therm, plus loads per year times auxiliary kilowatt-hours per load times the same electricity price used for the electric dryer path. The savings line is the difference between the two annual totals.
Electric $/yr ≈ loads × kWh/load × $/kWhGas $/yr ≈ loads × therms/load × $/therm + loads × kWh_aux × $/kWhReplace per-load energy with values from your dryer labels or metering for a tighter estimate.
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