Running cost for the GE GDE03GLK****
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GDE03GLK**** at 321 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $60 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 16.8% less, ranking 2,020 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $12/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the GE GDE03GLK****: GE GDE03GGK**** ($60/yr, 321 kWh/yr), then Hisense HRT031AVE ($60/yr, 321 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
Ranked 13 of GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GME04GGK**** ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GFE28GYN**** ($136/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $60/year, the GE GDE03GLK**** adds up to about $785 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $60/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The GE GDE03GLK**** already costs $60/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 321 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,020 of 4,704, the GE GDE03GLK**** 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.