Running cost for the GE Profile PTW705B*T***
The GE Profile PTW705B*T*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 145 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
That $27 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 17.9% above it, ranking 307 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 $4/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 PTW705B*T***: GE Profile PTW700B*T*** ($27/yr, 145 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PTW800B*W*** ($27/yr, 145 kWh/yr).
Within the GE Profile lineup
Ranked 5 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).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $27/year, the GE Profile PTW705B*T*** adds up to about $273 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $27/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$27/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PTW705B*T***; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 145 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 307 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.