GE GFD65GSN Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
GE GFD65GSN: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GFD65GSN at 687 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $129 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.
Efficient, or not, for a clothes dryer
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 557 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 639 clothes dryers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $22/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the GE GFD65GSN: GE GFD55GSR ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), then GE GFD65GSV ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
Ranked 30 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).
GE GFD65GSN over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the GE GFD65GSN adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GFD65GSN 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A clothes dryer like the GE GFD65GSN is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 687 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 557 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFD65GSN 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.