GE GCE06GSH Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GE GCE06GSH costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GCE06GSH at 236 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $44 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the GE GCE06GSH compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 38.9% less, ranking 972 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $28/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE GCE06GSH on that list: GE GCE06GGH ($44/yr, 236 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Avanti AR17T1B ($45/yr, 238 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 of GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GME04GGK ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GFE28GYN ($136/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GCE06GSH that long and it costs about $577 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $44/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The GE GCE06GSH already costs $44/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
At rank 972 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. The 236 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.