GE GBE21DYK Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GE GBE21DYK
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GBE21DYK at 572 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $108 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 48.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,887 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 $35/year over 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 GE GBE21DGK ($108/yr, 572 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GDE21EGK ($108/yr, 572 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 88 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GBE21DYK that long and it costs about $1,398 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
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
Whether or not the GE GBE21DYK 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 572 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,887 of 4,704, the GE GBE21DYK 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.