GE GDE03GLK Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.