GE GFD14JSN Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the GE GFD14JSN costs to run
At 246 kWh/yr, the GE GFD14JSN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GFD14JSN against the category
That's 57% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 45 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
LG DLHC3602 ($48/yr, 257 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GFD14JSN. GE GFD14ESZ ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing GE's own models
GE makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 3 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFD14ESN at $46/yr, and its priciest, the GUD27GEN at $129/yr.
GE GFD14JSN over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GFD14JSN costs roughly $555 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GFD14JSN 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The GE GFD14JSN 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 45 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFD14JSN 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.