GE GFD55GSN Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
GE GFD55GSN: running cost
At 687 kWh/yr, the GE GFD55GSN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 555 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $22/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is GE GFD45GSM ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GFD55GSR ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
GE makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 28 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFD14ESN at $46/yr, and its priciest, the GUD27GEN at $129/yr.
GE GFD55GSN over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GFD55GSN costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE GFD55GSN 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GFD55GSN; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 555 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFD55GSN 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.