GE GFD55GSR Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the GE GFD55GSR costs to run
At 687 kWh/yr, the GE GFD55GSR'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 556 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 GFD55GSN ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GFD65GSN ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 29 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFD14ESN at $46/yr, and its priciest, the GUD27GEN at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GFD55GSR costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GFD55GSR 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GFD55GSR; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 556 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFD55GSR 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.