GE GFW148SM Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the GE GFW148SM costs to run
The GE GFW148SM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 97 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $18 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 21.1% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 86 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 398 currently-certified washing machines feeds that average, putting this model about $5/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among washing machines, one step cheaper is Samsung WH46DBH55E ($18/yr, 95 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG SWWE503 ($19/yr, 99 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
GE sells 41 certified washing machines; this one runs cheapest of them, $15/year under the GTW540AP, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the GE GFW148SM that long and it costs about $182 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GFW148SM is already efficient for its category at $18/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$18/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GFW148SM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 86 of 398, the GE GFW148SM sits in the middle of the washing machine category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.