GE GFW550SR Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the GE GFW550SR
At 158 kWh/yr, the GE GFW550SR's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $30 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 28.5% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 331 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 $7/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 GFW550SN ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GFW650SN ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
GE makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 23 of 41 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFW148SM at $18/yr, and its priciest, the GTW540AP at $33/yr.
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 GFW550SR that long and it costs about $297 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $30/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A washing machine like the GE GFW550SR is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
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. The 158 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.