GE GDE25EYK Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GE GDE25EYK
At 610 kWh/yr, the GE GDE25EYK's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $115 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GDE25EYK against the category
That's 58% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,120 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 $42/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
KitchenAid KRSF505 ($115/yr, 610 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GDE25EYK. GE Profile PNE25NYR ($114/yr, 609 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 100 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 GDE25EYK that long and it costs about $1,491 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GDE25EYK 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 $115/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The GE GDE25EYK already costs $115/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 610 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,120 of 4,704, the GE GDE25EYK 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.