Model
Ge GFD14JS*N***
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 GFD14JS*N*** cost to run per year?
The Ge GFD14JS*N*** holds rank #40 of 615 on running cost, at about $46 a year, a genuinely cheap result for the class. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 92 means the low running cost is not just a function of size; it is genuinely efficient for its class. 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 GFD14ES*N*** at $46/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge GFD14ES*Z*** at $46/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 GFD14JS*N***'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 GFD14JS*N*** 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 GFD14JS*N*** 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 GFD14JS*N*** 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 GFD14JS*N*** 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 GFD14JS*N*** 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). 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 GFD14JS*N*** cheap to run?
Yes. Its $46/yr running cost puts it at rank #40 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Ge GFD14JS*N*** cost per month?
About $3.8 a month, which is the $46 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: 246 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $46 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge GFD14JS*N*** 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 36 | Whirlpool YWHD3090G**4.3 cu ft | $43 |
Source
ES_1123206_GFD14JS*N***_01072019203018_3018378View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and GFD14JS*N*** 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.