GE Profile PTD90GBT Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the GE Profile PTD90GBT costs to run
The GE Profile PTD90GBT 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.
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.
How the GE Profile PTD90GBT compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.1% above it, ranking 572 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE Profile PTD90GBT on that list: GE Profile PTD80GBT ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Kenmore 405.9227## ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 14 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers GE Profile makes, the PTD90GBT costs the most to run, $15/year more than GE Profile's cheapest, the PFD87ESV.
GE Profile PTD90GBT over 12 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the GE Profile PTD90GBT that long and it costs about $1,550 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
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.
If you're keeping it
At $129/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 572 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the GE Profile PTD90GBT 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 rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number. The 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.