GE GTD65GBK Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the GE GTD65GBK costs to run
At 687 kWh/yr, the GE GTD65GBK'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 560 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 GTD65GBK: GE GFD85GSN ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), then GE GTD65GBMR ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 33 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 GTD65GBK over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the GE GTD65GBK adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $129/year, this is on the expensive side for a clothes dryer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $23/year, worth knowing before buying either the GE GTD65GBK or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
The GE GTD65GBK already costs $129/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 560 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GTD65GBK 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. The 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.