What an electric clothes dryer costs to run in Minnesota
Minnesota homes use 752 kWh a year on an electric clothes dryer. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $65.28 to $121.72 a year across 24 published Minnesota plans — a $56.44 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
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Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Heat Pump Service (E06)time-of-use · needs a heat pump | $42.40 | −$22.88 | 6.0¢ |
| Energy Controlled Service/Non-Demand Metered (E10 )-Residentialtime-of-use · needs controlled load equipment | $43.64 | −$21.64 | 6.2¢ |
| Energy Controlled Service Non-demand metered Residential (A05)flat rate · needs controlled load equipment | $54.72 | −$10.56 | 8.0¢ |
| Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $62.57 | −$2.71 | 10.5¢ |
| Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard✓ cheapesttime-of-use | $65.28 | — | 10.9¢ |
| Residential Service (D01/D03) Standardtime-of-use | $66.48 | +$1.20 | 10.8¢ |
| Residential Service (D01/D03) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $68.68 | +$3.40 | 11.1¢ |
| Residential Service - Underground (E03) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $69.64 | +$4.36 | 10.6¢ |
| Residential Service Time Of Day - Overhead (E02) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $76.69 | +$11.41 | 11.5¢ |
| Residential Service Time Of Day - Undergound (E04) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $76.69 | +$11.41 | 11.8¢ |
| Residential Service Time Of Day - Overhead (E02)time-of-use | $80.69 | +$15.41 | 12.1¢ |
| Residential Service Time Of Day - Underground (E04)time-of-use | $80.69 | +$15.41 | 12.3¢ |
| Residential Service - Underground (E03)time-of-use · tiered | $83.16 | +$17.88 | 12.4¢ |
| Residential Service - Overhead (E01) Electric Space Heatingtime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $83.16 | +$17.88 | 12.1¢ |
| Residential Service - Overhead (E01)time-of-use · tiered | $87.12 | +$21.84 | 12.6¢ |
| Residential TOD Underground Electric Space Heating (A04)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $103.06 | +$37.78 | 14.5¢ |
| Residential TOD Overhead Electric Space Heating (A02)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $103.06 | +$37.78 | 14.5¢ |
| Residential Service - Underground Electric Space Heating (A03)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $104.52 | +$39.24 | 14.7¢ |
| Residential Service - Overhead Electric Space Heating (A01)time-of-use · needs electric heating | $104.52 | +$39.24 | 14.7¢ |
| Residential TOD Underground Standard (A04)time-of-use | $112.58 | +$47.30 | 15.8¢ |
| Residential TOD Overhead Standard (A02)time-of-use | $117.03 | +$51.75 | 16.3¢ |
| Residential Electric Vehicle Service (A08)time-of-use · needs an electric vehicle | $119.96 | +$54.68 | 16.7¢ |
| Residential Service - Overhead Standard (A01)time-of-use | $121.72 | +$56.44 | 17.0¢ |
| Residential Service - Underground Standard (A03)time-of-use | $121.72 | +$56.44 | 17.0¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $26.84 (Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard), dearest $50.04, a $23.20 spread
- Average — cheapest $65.28 (Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard), dearest $121.72, a $56.44 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $77.33 (Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard), dearest $144.16, a $66.83 spread
What an electric clothes dryer costs here
Across 24 plans priced in Minnesota, an electric clothes dryer adds $65.28 to $121.72 a year — $5.44 to $10.14 a month. The median plan puts an electric clothes dryer at $85.14 a year.
Cheapest for an electric clothes dryer: Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (North Dakota). Dearest: Residential Service - Underground Standard (A03), Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Those 752 kWh are billed at 8.7¢–16.2¢, against a 12.5¢ whole-bill average on the median plan: they land in the last tier the household reaches, so the average rate understates them by up to 3.7¢ per kWh.
What Minnesota homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 752 kWh a year across 203 sampled homes that run one, near the national 680 kWh. The middle half spans 309 kWh to 890 kWh, so an electric clothes dryer varies by 581 kWh between one household and another.
The heating element and drum motor across a year of loads. That average covers homes with an electric clothes dryer — 60% of homes here.
That makes an electric clothes dryer about 8% of the electricity a Minnesota home uses. The remaining 8,579 kWh is what an electric clothes dryer is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
By provider
On each Minnesota provider's cheapest plan: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (North Dakota), $65.28; Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (South Dakota), $80.69; Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, $112.58.
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota charges $47.30 a year more than Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (North Dakota) on Residential Time of Day Service (D02/D04) Standard for the same 752 kWh.
Light and heavy use of an electric clothes dryer
A household in the lighter quarter runs an electric clothes dryer for 309 kWh a year and pays $26.84 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 890 kWh and pays $77.33 — $50.49 more for an electric clothes dryer on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Minnesota, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 24 Minnesota tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 44.9778, -93.2650.