GE GFD65GSV Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
GE GFD65GSV: running cost
At 687 kWh/yr, the GE GFD65GSV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
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 558 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 GFD65GSV: GE GFD65GSN ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), then GE GFD85GSN ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 31 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 GFD65GSV over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the GE GFD65GSV adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GFD65GSV; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 558 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFD65GSV 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.