GE Profile PTW800BW Running Cost (Washing Machine)
GE Profile PTW800BW: running cost
The GE Profile PTW800BW 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 308 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 PTW800BW: GE Profile PTW705BT ($27/yr, 145 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PTW805BW ($27/yr, 145 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Ranked 6 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
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PTW800BW costs roughly $273 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the GE Profile PTW800BW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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. 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.