GE GDE21DYR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GE GDE21DYR costs to run
The GE GDE21DYR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 488 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $92 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GDE21DYR against the category
That's 26.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,464 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 $19/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Liebherr FDBHI36S ($92/yr, 488 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GDE21DYR. GE GDE21DMK ($92/yr, 488 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing GE's own models
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 74 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $92/year, the GE GDE21DYR adds up to about $1,193 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GDE21DYR runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $92/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The GE GDE21DYR already costs $92/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 488 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,464 of 4,704, the GE GDE21DYR 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.