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Running cost · Clothes Washers · ENERGY STAR certified

GE Profile PTW705B*T

The GE Profile PTW705B*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 11¢ every time you run it. Even among certified models it's on the thirsty end: 32% more electricity than the median clothes washer, ranked 273 of 344. Where you live moves the bill from $19 a year in Nevada to $76 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 18.3¢/kWh

$27/yr

$7.15 · cheapest certified clothes washers$57 · priciest
Per month
$2.22
Per day
7¢
Certified use
145 kWh/yr
Load configuration
Top Load
Drum volume
5.3 cu ft
IMEF
2.06
Annual water use
6,698 gal/yr
39 kWh311 kWh
Where the GE Profile PTW705B*T (▮) sits among all 344 certified clothes washers, by annual kWh

What it costs in every state

GE Profile PTW705B*T: 145 kWh/yr × each state's average residential rate (EIA)
StateRate ¢/kWhThis model $/yrRelative cost
Alabama16.4¢$24
Alaska28.2¢$41
Arizona15.2¢$22
Arkansas14.1¢$20
California34.7¢$50
Colorado17.1¢$25
Connecticut24.3¢$35
Delaware19.3¢$28
District of Columbia24.4¢$35
Florida15.1¢$22
Georgia16.4¢$24
Hawaiipriciest52.7¢$76
Idaho14.4¢$21
Illinois19.9¢$29
Indiana17.5¢$25
Iowa15.9¢$23
Kansas15.7¢$23
Kentucky14.3¢$21
Louisiana13.5¢$20
Maine29.6¢$43
Maryland21.8¢$32
Massachusetts29.6¢$43
Michigan23.0¢$33
Minnesota17.5¢$25
Mississippi14.9¢$22
Missouri16.2¢$24
Montana15.1¢$22
Nebraska13.3¢$19
Nevadacheapest13.1¢$19
New Hampshire27.0¢$39
New Jersey24.9¢$36
New Mexico15.1¢$22
New York29.5¢$43
North Carolina14.7¢$21
North Dakota14.1¢$20
Ohio19.2¢$28
Oklahoma14.3¢$21
Oregon16.3¢$24
Pennsylvania21.7¢$32
Rhode Island29.2¢$42
South Carolina15.6¢$23
South Dakota15.4¢$22
Tennessee14.1¢$20
Texas15.9¢$23
Utah13.4¢$19
Vermont24.4¢$35
Virginia17.2¢$25
Washington14.9¢$22
West Virginia15.4¢$22
Wisconsin19.6¢$28
Wyoming15.2¢$22

Certified models closest in efficiency

clothes washers within reach of 145 kWh/yr
ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
GE Profile PTW700B*T145$27
GE Profile PTW800B*W145$27
GE Profile PTW805B*W145$27
GE Profile PTW900B*T145$27
GE Profile PTW905B*T145$27
Maytag MHW6630H143$26

Run your own numbers

Your rate, your numbers

Per day
7¢
Per month
$2.22
Per year
$27

145 kWh/yr × 18.3¢/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 PTW705B*T use?
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE Profile PTW705B*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 PTW705B*T cost to run per month?
About $2.22 a month at the U.S. average residential rate (18.3¢/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 PTW705B*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 PTW705B*T cost to run in the cheapest vs. priciest state?
At current residential rates it costs about $19 a year in Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and $76 in Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh).
What does one load cost with the GE Profile PTW705B*T?
Roughly 11¢ per cycle at the U.S. average rate, based on the DOE test's 234 cycles a year.

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