What an electric clothes dryer costs to run in Georgia
Georgia homes use 704 kWh a year on an electric clothes dryer. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $58.81 to $114.12 a year across 4 published Georgia plans — a $55.31 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE✓ cheapesttime-of-use · demand charge | $58.81 | — | 9.6¢ |
| Schedule TOU-OA-14 Time of Use - Overnight Advantagetime-of-use | $99.26 | +$40.45 | 15.4¢ |
| SCHEDULE TOU-REO-18 TIME OF USE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ONLYtime-of-use | $101.27 | +$42.46 | 14.4¢ |
| SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICEtime-of-use · tiered | $114.12 | +$55.31 | 16.0¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $28.49 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $55.36, a $26.87 spread
- Average — cheapest $58.81 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $114.12, a $55.31 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $69.69 (SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE), dearest $135.32, a $65.63 spread
What an electric clothes dryer costs here
Across 4 plans priced in Georgia, an electric clothes dryer adds $58.81 to $114.12 a year — $4.90 to $9.51 a month. The median plan puts an electric clothes dryer at $100.26 a year.
Cheapest for an electric clothes dryer: SCHEDULE TOU-RD-11 RESIDENTIAL DEMAND SERVICE, Georgia Power Co. Dearest: SCHEDULE R-30 RESIDENTIAL SERVICE, Georgia Power Co.
Those 704 kWh are billed at 8.3¢–16.2¢, against a 14.9¢ whole-bill average on the median plan: they land in the last tier the household reaches, so the average rate understates them by up to 1.3¢ per kWh.
What Georgia homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 704 kWh a year across 355 sampled homes that run one, near the national 680 kWh. The middle half spans 342 kWh to 835 kWh, so an electric clothes dryer varies by 494 kWh between one household and another.
The heating element and drum motor across a year of loads. That average covers homes with an electric clothes dryer — 84% of homes here, against 67% nationally.
That makes an electric clothes dryer about 5% of the electricity a Georgia home uses. The remaining 12,566 kWh is what an electric clothes dryer is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
Light and heavy use of an electric clothes dryer
A household in the lighter quarter runs an electric clothes dryer for 342 kWh a year and pays $28.49 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 835 kWh and pays $69.69 — $41.20 more for an electric clothes dryer on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for Georgia, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 4 Georgia tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 33.7490, -84.3880.