GE GTD68EBMRWS: running cost
At 608 kWh/yr, the GE GTD68EBMRWS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GTD68EBMRWS against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 262 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GTD69EB*T*** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GTD68EBMRWS. GE GTD68EBMRDG ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 18 of 38 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFD14ES*N*** at $46/yr, and its priciest, the GUD27GE*N*** at $129/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GTD68EBMRWS costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GTD68EBMRWS is already efficient for its category at $114/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 GTD68EBMRWS 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 262 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GTD68EBMRWS 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.