GE GTW490ACJ6WS Running Cost (Washing Machine)
GE GTW490ACJ6WS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GTW490ACJ6WS at 133 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $25 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GTW490ACJ6WS against the category
That's 8.1% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 279 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 $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GTW490ACJ7WS ($25/yr, 133 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GTW490ACJ6WS. GE GTW490ACJ5WS ($25/yr, 133 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
GE makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 6 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
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $25/year, the GE GTW490ACJ6WS 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
$25/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GTW490ACJ6WS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 279 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.