GE FUF18DZR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GE FUF18DZR costs to run
The GE FUF18DZR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 294 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $55 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 23.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,666 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $17/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Frigidaire FFUE1826AW ($55/yr, 294 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hisense RR07N1GBE ($55/yr, 294 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $55/year, the GE FUF18DZR adds up to about $719 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE FUF18DZR is already efficient for its category at $55/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GE FUF18DZR ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Ranked 1,666 of 4,704, the GE FUF18DZR sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 294 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.