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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

GE GFW550S*N

Across a standard year of loads (234 cycles under the DOE test), the GE GFW550S*N uses 158 kWh — about $30 at the U.S. average electricity rate, or roughly 13¢ per load. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 44% more than the median clothes washer (rank 288 of 338) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. The same unit costs $20 a year in North Dakota but $74 in Hawaii — electricity rates, not the appliance, make the difference. Electricity is only part of the story for a clothes washer — check the water figure in the specs below.

Estimated annual running cost · U.S. average rate 18.8¢/kWh

$30/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$2.48
Per day
8¢
Certified use
158 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Front Load
Drum volume
4.8 cu ft
IMEF
2.76
Annual water use
4,239 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the GE GFW550S*N (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

GE GFW550S*N: 158 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$28
Alaska27.4¢$43
Arizona15.5¢$24
Arkansas14.2¢$22
California35.3¢$56
Colorado16.5¢$26
Connecticut32.2¢$51
Delaware18.8¢$30
District of Columbia25.4¢$40
Florida15.4¢$24
Georgia15.4¢$24
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$74
Idaho12.7¢$20
Illinois20.5¢$32
Indiana17.9¢$28
Iowa13.9¢$22
Kansas15.8¢$25
Kentucky15.0¢$24
Louisiana14.4¢$23
Maine28.4¢$45
Maryland22.1¢$35
Massachusetts29.4¢$47
Michigan21.4¢$34
Minnesota16.4¢$26
Mississippi16.8¢$26
Missouri14.0¢$22
Montana13.9¢$22
Nebraska13.3¢$21
Nevada14.3¢$23
New Hampshire27.2¢$43
New Jersey23.5¢$37
New Mexico15.2¢$24
New York29.4¢$47
North Carolina16.3¢$26
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$20
Ohio19.5¢$31
Oklahoma13.3¢$21
Oregon15.8¢$25
Pennsylvania21.5¢$34
Rhode Island28.3¢$45
South Carolina17.1¢$27
South Dakota14.5¢$23
Tennessee14.9¢$24
Texas17.0¢$27
Utah13.3¢$21
Vermont24.6¢$39
Virginia17.4¢$27
Washington14.4¢$23
West Virginia16.1¢$25
Wisconsin19.2¢$30
Wyoming14.7¢$23

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 158 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
GE GFW550S*R158$30
GE GFW650S*N158$30
GE GFW655S*V158$30
GE GFW850S*N158$30
GE Profile PFW950S*T158$30
GE Profile PTW600B*R158$30

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
8¢
Per month
$2.48
Per year
$30

158 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $30/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 158 kWh/yr — adjust if your usage differs from the DOE test basis. The certified annual kWh assumes 234 wash cycles per year (the DOE standard, about 4–5 loads a week) and includes water-heating energy.

Questions, answered with the data

How much electricity does the GE GFW550S*N use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GFW550S*N at 158 kWh per year. The certified annual kWh assumes 234 wash cycles per year (the DOE standard, about 4–5 loads a week) and includes water-heating energy.
How much does the GE GFW550S*N cost to run per month?
About $2.48 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 8¢ a day, or $30 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the GE GFW550S*N energy efficient?
It uses 44% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the GE GFW550S*N cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $20 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $74 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the GE GFW550S*N?
Roughly 13¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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