Running cost for the GE Profile PTD70EB*T***
At 608 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PTD70EB*T***'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 Profile PTD70EB*T*** against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 273 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 Profile PTD80EB*T*** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE Profile PTD70EB*T***. GE Profile PTD60EB*R*** ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE Profile lineup
GE Profile makes 14 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 5 of 14 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PFD87ES*V*** at $114/yr, and its priciest, the PTD90GB*T*** at $129/yr.
GE Profile PTD70EB*T*** over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PTD70EB*T*** costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The GE Profile PTD70EB*T*** 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
Whether or not the GE Profile PTD70EB*T*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 273 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE Profile PTD70EB*T*** 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.