What the GE Profile PTW600B*R*** costs to run
The GE Profile PTW600B*R*** 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.
How the GE Profile PTW600B*R*** compares to other washing machines
The category average is 123 kWh/yr; this model runs 28.5% above it, ranking 336 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. 398 certified washing machines, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE Profile PTW600B*R*** on that list: GE Profile PFW950S*T*** ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE Profile PTW605B*R*** ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Ranked 15 of GE Profile's 16 certified washing machines, this sits between the PFQ97HS*V*** ($26/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PTW605B*R*** ($30/yr, its priciest).
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 Profile PTW600B*R*** that long and it costs about $297 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE Profile PTW600B*R*** 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 $30/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$30/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PTW600B*R***; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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 158 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.