GE GFT14ESM Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the GE GFT14ESM
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GFT14ESM at 317 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GFT14ESM against the category
That's 44.6% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 85 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 $48/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GFT14JSM ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GFT14ESM. FULGOR MILANO FM4CD24W1 ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing GE's own models
GE makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 4 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFD14ESN at $46/yr, and its priciest, the GUD27GEN at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GFT14ESM costs roughly $715 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GFT14ESM is already efficient for its category at $60/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
A clothes dryer like the GE GFT14ESM 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.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 85 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GFT14ESM 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.