Running cost for the GE GFD45GSM***
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GFD45GSM*** at 687 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GFD45GSM*** against the category
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 554 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 $22/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GFD55GS*N*** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GFD45GSM***. GE GFD40GSM**** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
GE makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 27 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
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the GE GFD45GSM*** adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GFD45GSM*** runs above its category average. If the clothes dryer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $129/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GE GFD45GSM*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 554 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFD45GSM*** 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 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.