GE GFE26JMM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
GE GFE26JMM: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GFE26JMM at 700 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $132 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 81.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,477 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $59/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is GE GFE26JGM ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GFE26JYM ($132/yr, 700 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 127 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.
GE GFE26JMM over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GFE26JMM costs roughly $1,711 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GFE26JMM 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 $132/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $132/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,477 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.