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GE Profile PTW700B*T

The GE Profile PTW700B*T is certified at 145 kWh per year over the DOE test's 234 annual cycles, which comes to about $27 a year — call it 12¢ every time you run it. It sits near the bottom of the certified table — using 32% more than the median clothes washer (rank 268 of 338) — so the state you live in matters more than usual. Where you live moves the bill from $18 a year in North Dakota to $68 in Hawaii. 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

$27/yr

$7.34 · cheapest certified clothes washers$59 · priciest
Per month
$2.28
Per day
7¢
Certified use
145 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Top Load
Drum volume
5.4 cu ft
IMEF
2.06
Annual water use
6,825 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the GE Profile PTW700B*T (▮) sits among all 338 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

GE Profile PTW700B*T: 145 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama17.4¢$25
Alaska27.4¢$40
Arizona15.5¢$22
Arkansas14.2¢$21
California35.3¢$51
Colorado16.5¢$24
Connecticut32.2¢$47
Delaware18.8¢$27
District of Columbia25.4¢$37
Florida15.4¢$22
Georgia15.4¢$22
Hawaiipriciest46.6¢$68
Idaho12.7¢$18
Illinois20.5¢$30
Indiana17.9¢$26
Iowa13.9¢$20
Kansas15.8¢$23
Kentucky15.0¢$22
Louisiana14.4¢$21
Maine28.4¢$41
Maryland22.1¢$32
Massachusetts29.4¢$43
Michigan21.4¢$31
Minnesota16.4¢$24
Mississippi16.8¢$24
Missouri14.0¢$20
Montana13.9¢$20
Nebraska13.3¢$19
Nevada14.3¢$21
New Hampshire27.2¢$39
New Jersey23.5¢$34
New Mexico15.2¢$22
New York29.4¢$43
North Carolina16.3¢$24
North Dakotacheapest12.3¢$18
Ohio19.5¢$28
Oklahoma13.3¢$19
Oregon15.8¢$23
Pennsylvania21.5¢$31
Rhode Island28.3¢$41
South Carolina17.1¢$25
South Dakota14.5¢$21
Tennessee14.9¢$22
Texas17.0¢$25
Utah13.3¢$19
Vermont24.6¢$36
Virginia17.4¢$25
Washington14.4¢$21
West Virginia16.1¢$23
Wisconsin19.2¢$28
Wyoming14.7¢$21

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 145 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
GE Profile PTW705B*T145$27
GE Profile PTW800B*W145$27
GE Profile PTW805B*W145$27
GE Profile PTW900B*T145$27
GE Profile PTW905B*T145$27
Maytag MHW6630H143$27

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
7¢
Per month
$2.28
Per year
$27

145 kWh/yr × 18.8¢/kWh = $27/yr

Prefilled with this model's certified 145 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 Profile PTW700B*T use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE Profile PTW700B*T at 145 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 Profile PTW700B*T cost to run per month?
About $2.28 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.8¢/kWh) — 7¢ a day, or $27 a year. Your state's rate moves this up or down; see the table above.
Is the GE Profile PTW700B*T energy efficient?
It uses 32% more electricity than the median certified clothes washer, which puts it among the least efficient certified models.
What does the GE Profile PTW700B*T cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $18 a year in North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and $68 in Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the GE Profile PTW700B*T?
Roughly 12¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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