GE Profile PFW870SV Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the GE Profile PFW870SV costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE Profile PFW870SV at 136 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $26 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE Profile PFW870SV against the category
That's 10.6% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 283 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 Profile PFW955SW ($26/yr, 136 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE Profile PFW870SV. GE Profile PFQ97HSV ($26/yr, 136 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE Profile lineup
GE Profile makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 2 of 16 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PFQ97HSV at $26/yr, and its priciest, the PTW605BR at $30/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PFW870SV costs roughly $256 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $26/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $26/year just to run, a washing machine is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 136 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.