GE GFE28GEL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
GE GFE28GEL: running cost
At 725 kWh/yr, the GE GFE28GEL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $136 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GFE28GEL against the category
That's 87.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,557 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 $64/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GFE28GMK ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GFE28GEL. Frigidaire PRFS2883A ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 129 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GFE28GEL costs roughly $1,772 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GFE28GEL 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 $136/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The GE GFE28GEL already costs $136/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 725 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,557 of 4,704, the GE GFE28GEL 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.