GE GFW655SV Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the GE GFW655SV
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GFW655SV at 158 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $30 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GFW655SV against the category
That's 28.5% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 333 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every washing machine ENERGY STAR currently certifies (398 models), not an outside benchmark, about $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GFW850SN ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GFW655SV. GE GFW650SN ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing GE's own models
GE makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 25 of 41 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFW148SM at $18/yr, and its priciest, the GTW540AP at $33/yr.
GE GFW655SV over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GFW655SV costs roughly $297 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GFW655SV 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 $30/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GE GFW655SV ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 158 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 333 of 398 for running cost, see the washing machine category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.