GE GFW510SN Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the GE GFW510SN
At 150 kWh/yr, the GE GFW510SN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $28 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 22% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 313 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 over 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 GE GFW350SY ($28/yr, 150 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GFW510SV ($28/yr, 150 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
GE makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 15 of 41 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFW148SM at $18/yr, and its priciest, the GTW540AP at $33/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $28/year, the GE GFW510SN adds up to about $282 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GFW510SN runs above its category average. If the washing machine you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $28/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GE GFW510SN ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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. The full Washing Machine category page shows all 398 washing machines ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.