What the GE GFD65ES*V*** costs to run
The GE GFD65ES*V*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 608 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GFD65ES*V*** against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 256 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 GFD85ES*N*** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GFD65ES*V***. GE GFD65ES*N*** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
GE makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 12 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the GE GFD65ES*V*** adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GFD65ES*V*** 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The GE GFD65ES*V*** already costs $114/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 256 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFD65ES*V*** 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 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.