GE Profile PTW605BR Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the GE Profile PTW605BR
At 158 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PTW605BR's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
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 PTW605BR compares to other washing machines
The category average is 123 kWh/yr; this model runs 28.5% above it, ranking 337 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 PTW605BR on that list: GE Profile PTW600BR ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Maytag MHW8630H ($30/yr, 159 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Of the 16 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines GE Profile makes, the PTW605BR costs the most to run, $4/year more than GE Profile's cheapest, the PFQ97HSV.
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $30/year, the GE Profile PTW605BR adds up to about $297 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The GE Profile PTW605BR 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The GE Profile PTW605BR already costs $30/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
At rank 337 of 398 for running cost, see the washing machine category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 158 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.