GE GBE21DGK Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: GE GBE21DGK
Brand: GE

What the GE GBE21DGK costs to run

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$108/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

The GE GBE21DGK is certified by ENERGY STAR at 572 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.29per day

$8.96per month

572kWh per year, certified

$1,398over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $108 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

GE GBE21DGK against the category

That's 48.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,886 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $35/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

GE GBE21DYK ($108/yr, 572 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GBE21DGK. GE Profile PNE21NML ($107/yr, 571 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing GE's own models

GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 87 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.

GE GBE21DGK over 13 years

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GBE21DGK that long and it costs about $1,398 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Weighing a replacement

Running above the category average, $108/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

The GE GBE21DGK already costs $108/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 572 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,886 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.