What the GE GTD68GBMRWS costs to run
At 687 kWh/yr, the GE GTD68GBMRWS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 562 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $22/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is GE GTD65GBMR*** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GTD75GCML*** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
GE makes 38 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 35 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 GTD68GBMRWS costs roughly $1,550 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
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.
Protecting what you have
A clothes dryer like the GE GTD68GBMRWS 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.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 562 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE GTD68GBMRWS 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.