GE GFD65ESV Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
GE GFD65ESV: running cost
At 608 kWh/yr, the GE GFD65ESV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
That $114 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the GE GFD65ESV compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 256 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE GFD65ESV on that list: GE GFD65ESN ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GFD85ESN ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 12 of GE's 38 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the GFD14ESN ($46/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GUD27GEN ($129/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the GE GFD65ESV that long and it costs about $1,372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The GE GFD65ESV 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.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 256 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFD65ESV 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 rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number.