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Running cost · Clothes Dryers · ENERGY STAR certified

GE GFD14ES*Z

Across a standard year of loads (283 cycles under the DOE test), the GE GFD14ES*Z uses 246 kWh — about $45 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 16¢ per load. Compared with the median certified clothes dryer, it uses 59% less electricity — rank 41 out of 325. The same unit costs $32 a year in Nevada but $130 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference.

Dimensions 33.3" H × 23.5" W × 25.3" D

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.3¢/kWh

$45/yr

$22 · cheapest certified clothes dryers$126 · priciest
Per month
$3.76
Per day
12¢
Certified use
246 kWh/yr
Type
Electric Compact Vented 240V
Drum capacity
4.3 cu ft
CEF
3.45 lbs/kWh
Venting
Vented
122 kWh687 kWh
Where the GE GFD14ES*Z (▮) sits among all 325 certified clothes dryers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

GE GFD14ES*Z: 246 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$40
Alaska28.2¢$69
Arizona15.2¢$37
Arkansas14.1¢$35
California34.7¢$85
Colorado17.1¢$42
Connecticut24.3¢$60
Delaware19.3¢$47
District of Columbia24.4¢$60
Florida15.1¢$37
Georgia16.4¢$40
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$130
Idaho14.4¢$35
Illinois19.9¢$49
Indiana17.5¢$43
Iowa15.9¢$39
Kansas15.7¢$39
Kentucky14.3¢$35
Louisiana13.5¢$33
Maine29.6¢$73
Maryland21.8¢$54
Massachusetts29.6¢$73
Michigan23.0¢$57
Minnesota17.5¢$43
Mississippi14.9¢$37
Missouri16.2¢$40
Montana15.1¢$37
Nebraska13.3¢$33
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$32
New Hampshire27.0¢$66
New Jersey24.9¢$61
New Mexico15.1¢$37
New York29.5¢$73
North Carolina14.7¢$36
North Dakota14.1¢$35
Ohio19.2¢$47
Oklahoma14.3¢$35
Oregon16.3¢$40
Pennsylvania21.7¢$53
Rhode Island29.2¢$72
South Carolina15.6¢$38
South Dakota15.4¢$38
Tennessee14.1¢$35
Texas15.9¢$39
Utah13.4¢$33
Vermont24.4¢$60
Virginia17.2¢$42
Washington14.9¢$37
West Virginia15.4¢$38
Wisconsin19.6¢$48
Wyoming15.2¢$37

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes dryers within reach of 246 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
GE GFD14ES*N246$45
Miele PDR908 HPmost efficient245$45
Midea MLE27N5AWWC236$43
LG DLHC3602most efficient257$47
LG DLHC4002most efficient257$47
LG DLHC8402most efficient257$47

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
12¢
Per month
$3.76
Per year
$45

246 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/kWh = $45/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 246 kWh/yr — adjust if your usage differs from the DOE test basis. The certified annual kWh assumes 283 drying cycles per year under the DOE test procedure. Only electric dryers are listed here — a gas dryer's running cost is mostly gas, not electricity.

Questions, answered with the data

How much electricity does the GE GFD14ES*Z use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GFD14ES*Z at 246 kWh per year. The certified annual kWh assumes 283 drying cycles per year under the DOE test procedure. Only electric dryers are listed here — a gas dryer's running cost is mostly gas, not electricity.
How much does the GE GFD14ES*Z cost to run per month?
About $3.76 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/kWh) — 12¢ a day, or $45 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the GE GFD14ES*Z energy efficient?
It uses 59% less electricity than the median certified clothes dryer, placing it in the efficient third of certified models.
What does the GE GFD14ES*Z cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $32 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $130 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the GE GFD14ES*Z?
Roughly 16¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 283 cycles a year.

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