GE GTW560BM Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the GE GTW560BM costs to run
The GE GTW560BM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 137 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $26 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a washing machine
The category average is 123 kWh/yr; this model runs 11.4% above it, ranking 285 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 398 washing machines ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $3/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the GE GTW560BM: GE Profile PFW955SW ($26/yr, 136 kWh/yr), then GE GTW575BM ($26/yr, 137 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 8 of GE's 41 certified washing machines, this sits between the GFW148SM ($18/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GTW540AP ($33/yr, its priciest).
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 GTW560BM that long and it costs about $258 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $26/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 GTW560BM or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the GE GTW560BM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
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 137 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.