GE G46I_2_N
659 kWh a year DOE CCD (opens in a new tab) (the U.S. Department of Energy’s Compliance Certification Database) · 2026-10-25with an electric water heater and an electric dryer
IMEF 2.06 filed efficiency; the yearly figure is computed from it
A top-loading washer of standard size (1.6 cubic feet or more). Drum: 4.6 cubic feet.
Label numbers this filing covers (1)
The model number on your rating plate may be any of these; each is filed under this one listing.
- GTW500A*N***
If you are checking the GE G46I_2_N, these are its rated figures. With an electric water heater and an electric dryer, it uses 659 kWh a year at DOE's test use, plus 5,835 gallons of water. Its IMEF, the cubic feet of laundry washed per kilowatt-hour, dryer included, is 2.06; the class median is 1.57.
Energy and water per year
659 kWh a year with an electric water heater and an electric dryer
Computed by this site from the registry's IMEF and drum capacity at DOE's test use of 295 cycles a year. IMEF counts the washer, heating its water electrically, and the electric dryer's work on what the spin leaves wet — so this is the total for that kind of home. How it is calculated
The machine and its hot water alone, dryer not included: 175 kWh a year, as ENERGY STAR files it.
Not published: A home with a gas water heater, a gas dryer or line drying
DOE's rating assumes electric water heating and an electric dryer and files no split between the machine, the water heating and the drying.
Such a home uses less electricity than the total above; how much less, no registry says for this model.
5,835 gallons of water a year
Computed from the registry's IWF and drum capacity at the same 295 cycles a year.
Not published: What the water costs
water and sewer rates are set by thousands of local utilities and no free national source publishes them.
The gallons above are the figure to multiply by your own water and sewer rate.
This model is rated above the federal minimum IMEF for its class.
DOE CCD (opens in a new tab) · 2026-10-25What it costs to run where you live
See what the middle washer of each product class costs to run on your rate.
What the registry files
From DOE CCD · 2026-10-25
- IMEF (Integrated Modified Energy Factor) how many cubic feet of drum a washer cleans for each kilowatt-hour, counting the machine, heating the water and drying what the spin leaves wet
- 2.06 Compared only with other top-loading, standard size washers.
- IWF (Integrated Water Factor) how many gallons of water a washer uses per cycle for each cubic foot of drum
- 4.3
- Clothes container capacity the volume of the drum in cubic feet, as DOE's test measures it
- 4.6 ft³
- Federal minimum IMEF for this class
- 1.57
From ENERGY STAR · 2026-10-25
- ENERGY STAR
- ENERGY STAR certified.
Installed cost and service life
$1,074–$1,585 installed
Not a quote — a modeled range of what installers have charged for this class of unit; your price will vary with labor rates, access, and local code requirements.
Brought to current prices with Bureau of Labor Statistics indexes: equipment to August 2026, installation labor to April 2026–June 2026.
NLR REMDB (BLS PPI/ECI escalated) · 2026-04-01Service life: DOE’s cost database assumes 11 years for top-loading washers. That is a class assumption, not this model’s rating or a warranty — no registry publishes either.
NLR REMDB v4.0.0 · 2026-09-29Safety record
No CPSC recall names this model.
Checked against the CPSC recall database. CPSC does not publish a model-level match for this product category, so this list is curated by hand from the manufacturer's recall filings.
CPSC · 2026-09-29What these figures mean
Where the hot water in this figure comes from
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Water heaters
The other big user of hot water in a home, with every model on file.
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What a water heater costs to run
Prices a water heater’s efficiency against your own utility’s tariff.
Closest in its class
- Crosley V24aEf50(3B) 759 kWh a year
- Electrolux MAF50C-A2802TPSM/01FM-US13 716 kWh a year
- GE G46I_2_P 659 kWh a year
- GE G46I_2_P1 659 kWh a year
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How every figure on this page is calculated
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Top-load washers ranked by filed efficiency (IMEF)
Ranked by filed IMEF inside each class, recalled models left out.
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Most energy-efficient clothes washers
Ranked by filed IMEF inside each class, recalled models left out.
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Top load vs front load washing machine
The filed IMEF, yearly energy, water, drum size and installed-cost range of every standard-size top-loading and front-loading washer, side by side from the DOE registry.
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How much water and electricity does a washing machine use?
The yearly gallons and kWh of every residential washer on file, by product class with the full spread, plus the exact per-cycle figures, and the watts no registry files declared as a gap.
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Every GE washer on file
What the brand files, by product class.
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Every clothes washer on file
All four product classes, from the DOE registry.
The 659 kWh figure is calculated by this site; the registry does not publish it. It combines the registry's IMEF with the washer's capacity, the drum's volume in cubic feet, which is 4.6 here. Both values come from the DOE Compliance Certification Database, retrieved 2026-10-25. The figure assumes DOE's test use and counts the washer, its electrically heated water and the electric dryer together. ENERGY STAR files a separate machine-only figure for this model of 175 kWh a year. That covers the washer and its electrically heated water alone, with the dryer left out. The difference between the two figures reflects the dryer's share, although the two come from different filings. The steps are set out in how the yearly energy and water figures are calculated.
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The water figure of 5,835 gallons a year is also this site's calculation. It uses the registry's IWF, the gallons of water used per cycle for each cubic foot of drum, which is 4.3 for this model. That factor is multiplied by the 4.6 cubic-foot drum and by DOE's yearly number of test cycles. The page does not state a water cost, because no free national source publishes local water and sewer rates. A plumber or homeowner can apply the local utility's own rate to 5,835 gallons for a local figure. The registry lists this model as sold under the retail number GTW500A*N***.
Among the 870 models registered as top-loading, standard size, this washer's IMEF of 2.06 ranks 37th highest. The class median is 1.57, so this model is rated above the middle of its class. In the same class, 652 of the 870 models sit at the federal minimum IMEF; this one is rated above that minimum. Under the test, a higher IMEF means more laundry washed per kilowatt-hour. Running cost is left out of this text because it depends on your own electricity tariff; the page computes it from your ZIP. The installed-cost range appears in its own block with its source and date. Other registered models are listed on the full index of clothes washer pages.