What the GE GFD14ES*Z*** costs to run
The GE GFD14ES*Z*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 246 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GFD14ES*Z*** against the category
That's 57% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 44 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $61/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GFD14JS*N*** ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GFD14ES*Z***. GE GFD14ES*N*** ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
GE makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 2 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFD14ES*N*** at $46/yr, and its priciest, the GUD27GE*N*** at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GFD14ES*Z*** costs roughly $555 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE GFD14ES*Z*** is already efficient for its category at $46/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The GE GFD14ES*Z*** already costs $46/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 246 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 44 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFD14ES*Z*** is also worth reading with a caveat specific to this category: the methodology page explains why ENERGY STAR's own combined-energy figure for dryers can overstate the electric bill impact of a gas model.