GE Profile PTD60GBR Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
GE Profile PTD60GBR: running cost
The GE Profile PTD60GBR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 687 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
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 569 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 Profile PFD95GSW ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE Profile PTD70GBT ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE Profile's own models
GE Profile makes 14 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 11 of 14 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PFD87ESV at $114/yr, and its priciest, the PTD90GBT at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PTD60GBR 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GE Profile PTD60GBR ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Ranked 569 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE Profile PTD60GBR 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off. The 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.