Model
Ge GFD14ES*Z***
Rank #40 means 39 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 92nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 92% of those models.
What does the Ge GFD14ES*Z*** cost to run per year?
Few clothes dryer models we track cost less to run than the Ge GFD14ES*Z***: about $46 a year, rank #40 of 615. Normalized for capacity, it ranks ahead of 92% of clothes dryer models we track on efficiency, a genuinely strong showing. Its CEF of 3.45 reflects combined energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Ge GFD14JS*N*** at $46/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg DLHC4002* at $48/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A clothes dryer typically stays in service for somewhere around 13 years; over that span, the Ge GFD14ES*Z***'s $46/yr adds up to roughly $598 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge GFD14ES*N***.
By the numbers
The Ge GFD14ES*Z*** normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $46/yr, here is what the Ge GFD14ES*Z*** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Ge GFD14ES*Z*** costs about $460. That is roughly $670 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Ge GFD14ES*Z*** compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $46/yr, it runs about $67 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $23 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 4.3 cu ft, the Ge GFD14ES*Z*** is a small clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is. Its CEF of 3.45, below the class median of 3.93, reflects combined energy factor: a higher figure means it wrings more useful work out of every kilowatt-hour, so it is the efficiency lever to weigh against raw size.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). CEF combines drying performance with standby and off-mode energy use; for a given drum size, a higher CEF means less energy per pound of laundry dried, and heat-pump models usually post the highest figures in the class.
- Drum capacity. Drum capacity sets how much laundry one cycle can hold, and heating a bigger volume of air generally costs more energy per cycle.
Common questions
Is the Ge GFD14ES*Z*** cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $46 a year it ranks #40 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Ge GFD14ES*Z*** cost per month?
Roughly $3.8/mo, spreading the $46/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 246 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $46 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge GFD14ES*Z*** for its size?
92nd percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Ge GFD14JS*N***4.3 cu ft | $46 |
| 40 | Ge GFD14ES*N***4.3 cu ft | $46 |
| 39 | Miele PDR908 HP4.6 cu ft | $45 |
| 38 | Insignia NS-FDRE44W1-C4.5 cu ft | $44 |
| 37 | Midea MLE27N5AWWC4.5 cu ft | $44 |
Source
ES_1123206_GFD14ES*Z***_042320261933731_7098680View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and GFD14ES*Z*** are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.