GE GFD14JS*N***: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GFD14JS*N*** at 246 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $46 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 57% less, ranking 45 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $61/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the GE GFD14JS*N***: GE GFD14ES*Z*** ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr), then LG DLHC3602* ($48/yr, 257 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 3 of GE's 38 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the GFD14ES*N*** ($46/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GUD27GE*N*** ($129/yr, its priciest).
GE GFD14JS*N*** over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $46/year, the GE GFD14JS*N*** adds up to about $555 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A clothes dryer like the GE GFD14JS*N*** is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 45 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFD14JS*N*** 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. The 246 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.