GE GFE24JGK Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GE GFE24JGK costs to run
At 679 kWh/yr, the GE GFE24JGK's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $128 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GFE24JGK against the category
That's 75.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,395 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 $55/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GFE24JMK ($128/yr, 679 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GFE24JGK. Whirlpool WRMC7436T ($127/yr, 678 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 122 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.
GE GFE24JGK over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GFE24JGK that long and it costs about $1,659 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $128/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The GE GFE24JGK already costs $128/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 679 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,395 of 4,704, the GE GFE24JGK 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.