GE Profile PFD95GS*W***: running cost
At 687 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PFD95GS*W***'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 568 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 Profile PFD95GS*W***: GE Profile PFD95GS*T*** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PTD60GB*R*** ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 10 of GE Profile's 14 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the PFD87ES*V*** ($114/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PTD90GB*T*** ($129/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the GE Profile PFD95GS*W*** adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The GE Profile PFD95GS*W*** runs above its category average. If the clothes dryer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $129/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
A clothes dryer like the GE Profile PFD95GS*W*** 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.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 568 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE Profile PFD95GS*W*** 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 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.