Running cost for the GE GTW690BMY***
The GE GTW690BMY*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 165 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $31 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 34.1% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 351 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 $8/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 GTW690BM*** ($31/yr, 165 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GTW720B*N*** ($31/yr, 165 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
GE makes 41 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 36 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the GE GTW690BMY*** that long and it costs about $310 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE GTW690BMY*** 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 $31/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GE GTW690BMY*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Ranked 351 of 398, the GE GTW690BMY*** 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.