GE Profile PTW905BT Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the GE Profile PTW905BT
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE Profile PTW905BT at 145 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $27 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.9% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 311 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 398 currently-certified washing machines feeds that average, putting this model about $4/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among washing machines, one step cheaper is GE Profile PTW900BT ($27/yr, 145 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GFW350SY ($28/yr, 150 kWh/yr).
Within the GE Profile lineup
GE Profile makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 9 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
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $27/year, the GE Profile PTW905BT adds up to about $273 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
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.
Protecting what you have
$27/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PTW905BT; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 311 of 398, the GE Profile PTW905BT sits in the middle of the washing machine category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 145 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.