GE Profile PFW950ST Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the GE Profile PFW950ST
The GE Profile PFW950ST is certified by ENERGY STAR at 158 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $30 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 28.5% above it, ranking 335 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 $7/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 Profile PFW950ST: GE GFW850SN ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PTW600BR ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr).
Within the GE Profile lineup
Ranked 14 of GE Profile's 16 certified washing machines, this sits between the PFQ97HSV ($26/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PTW605BR ($30/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $30/year, the GE Profile PFW950ST adds up to about $297 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $30/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.
If you're keeping it
$30/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PFW950ST; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 335 of 398, the GE Profile PFW950ST 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 158 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.