Model
Ge GTD68GBMRWS
Rank #540 means 539 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 14th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 14% of those models.
What does the Ge GTD68GBMRWS cost to run per year?
The Ge GTD68GBMRWS costs about $128 a year to run, sitting well up the cheapest-to-run leaderboard, rank #540 of 615. Its 14th size-adjusted efficiency percentile is well below the class median, worth weighing against the raw cost figure above. Its CEF of 3.48 reflects combined energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung DV90F53*G* at $128/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge Profile PTD80GB*T*** at $128/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 GTD68GBMRWS's $128/yr adds up to roughly $1664 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Amana NGD5800H**.
By the numbers
The Ge GTD68GBMRWS 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 $128/yr, here is what the Ge GTD68GBMRWS 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 GTD68GBMRWS costs about $1280. That is roughly $150 more than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Ge GTD68GBMRWS compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $128/yr, it runs about $15 a year above the class median of $113, and it is about $105 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 7.4 cu ft, the Ge GTD68GBMRWS 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. The CEF of 3.48 on this model, below the class median of 3.93, measures combined energy factor; it is the number to compare directly against another model's CEF if capacity is similar.
- 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 GTD68GBMRWS cheap to run?
Not especially. At $128 a year it ranks #540 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, in the pricier part of its class to run, though its size and features may still justify that for your needs.
How much does the Ge GTD68GBMRWS cost per month?
Roughly $10.63/mo, spreading the $128/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 687 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $128 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge GTD68GBMRWS for its size?
14th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 604 | Samsung DV90F53*G*7.6 cu ft | $128 |
| 603 | Ge GFD35GS*Y***7.8 cu ft | $128 |
| 602 | Whirlpool WGD5220LR**7.4 cu ft | $128 |
| 601 | Electrolux ELFG7626***8 cu ft | $128 |
| 600 | Kenmore 405.9227##8.1 cu ft | $128 |
Source
ES_92277_GTD68GBMRWS_032720252221913_8766777View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and GTD68GBMRWS 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.