GE GFW510SV Running Cost (Washing Machine)
GE GFW510SV: running cost
At 150 kWh/yr, the GE GFW510SV'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 314 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 GFW510SN ($28/yr, 150 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GTW685BL ($28/yr, 150 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
GE makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 16 of 41 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFW148SM at $18/yr, and its priciest, the GTW540AP at $33/yr.
GE GFW510SV over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GFW510SV costs roughly $282 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $28/year, this is on the expensive side for a washing machine; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $7/year, worth knowing before buying either the GE GFW510SV or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GE GFW510SV 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.