GE Profile PTW805BW Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the GE Profile PTW805BW costs to run
At 145 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PTW805BW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.
The $27 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE Profile PTW805BW against the category
That's 17.9% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 309 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every washing machine ENERGY STAR currently certifies (398 models), not an outside benchmark, about $4/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE Profile PTW900BT ($27/yr, 145 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE Profile PTW805BW. GE Profile PTW800BW ($27/yr, 145 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
GE Profile makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 7 of 16 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PFQ97HSV at $26/yr, and its priciest, the PTW605BR at $30/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PTW805BW 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.
Protecting what you have
$27/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PTW805BW; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
At rank 309 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 145 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.