Model
Ge GFT14ES*M***
Rank #67 means 66 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 76th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 76% of those models.
What does the Ge GFT14ES*M*** cost to run per year?
Among the 615 clothes dryer models we track, the Ge GFT14ES*M***'s $59/yr running cost ranks it #67, comfortably in the cheap-to-run group. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 76% of clothes dryer models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. The CEF figure of 2.68 on this model captures combined energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Lg Signature WM9998H*A at $58/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge GFT14JS*M*** at $59/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 GFT14ES*M***'s $59/yr adds up to roughly $767 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Fisher&Paykel DE4024P2.
By the numbers
The Ge GFT14ES*M*** 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 $59/yr, here is what the Ge GFT14ES*M*** 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 GFT14ES*M*** costs about $590. That is roughly $540 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Ge GFT14ES*M*** compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $59/yr, it runs about $54 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $36 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 4.1 cu ft, the Ge GFT14ES*M*** 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, and smaller clothes dryer models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal. Its CEF of 2.68, 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). Heat-pump dryers recycle heat instead of generating it fresh with a resistance coil, and typically use meaningfully less electricity per load than a conventional resistance dryer, at the cost of a longer cycle; CEF is the federal figure that captures this.
- Drum capacity. A larger drum can dry a bigger load per cycle, but it also usually needs more energy per cycle to heat the extra air volume.
Common questions
Is the Ge GFT14ES*M*** cheap to run?
Yes. Its $59/yr running cost puts it at rank #67 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Ge GFT14ES*M*** cost per month?
About $4.9 a month, which is the $59 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 317 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $59 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge GFT14ES*M*** for its size?
76th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Lg Signature WM9998H*A5.8 cu ft | $58 |
| 60 | Lg WKHC202H*A7.2 cu ft | $55 |
| 59 | Gorenje DNPAHPU4.2 cu ft | $53 |
| 58 | Summit SLDHP3444.2 cu ft | $53 |
| 57 | Summit LBDHP2444.2 cu ft | $53 |
Source
ES_1123206_GFT14ES*M***_08292018161048_9048548View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and GFT14ES*M*** 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.