GE GTW680BMR Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the GE GTW680BMR costs to run
At 165 kWh/yr, the GE GTW680BMR's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $31 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GTW680BMR against the category
That's 34.1% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 348 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 $8/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GTW681BMR ($31/yr, 165 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GTW680BMR. GE GTW680BMM ($31/yr, 165 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing GE's own models
GE makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 33 of 41 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GFW148SM at $18/yr, and its priciest, the GTW540AP at $33/yr.
GE GTW680BMR over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GTW680BMR costs roughly $310 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $31/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
$31/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GTW680BMR; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 348 of 398, the GE GTW680BMR sits in the middle of the washing machine category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 165 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.