GE GTD65GBMR Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the GE GTD65GBMR costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GTD65GBMR 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 561 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 GTD65GBMR: GE GTD65GBK ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), then GE GTD68GBMRWS ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 34 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 GTD65GBMR over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the GE GTD65GBMR 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 GTD65GBMR or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the GE GTD65GBMR ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 561 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GTD65GBMR 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.