What the GE GTW490ACJ4WS costs to run
At 133 kWh/yr, the GE GTW490ACJ4WS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $25 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 8.1% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 277 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 $2/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 GTW490ACJ3WS ($25/yr, 133 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GTW490ACJ5WS ($25/yr, 133 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 4 of 41 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFW148S*M*** at $18/yr, and its priciest, the GTW540A*P*** at $33/yr.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $25/year, the GE GTW490ACJ4WS adds up to about $250 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $25/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The GE GTW490ACJ4WS already costs $25/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. At rank 277 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.