GE GFD55ESN Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
GE GFD55ESN: running cost
At 608 kWh/yr, the GE GFD55ESN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GFD55ESN against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 253 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GFD55ESR ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GFD55ESN. GE GFD45ESM ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 9 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFD14ESN at $46/yr, and its priciest, the GUD27GEN at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GFD55ESN costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GFD55ESN is already efficient for its category at $114/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
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GFD55ESN; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 253 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFD55ESN 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.