GE GFE28GYN****: running cost
At 725 kWh/yr, the GE GFE28GYN****'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.
Where this ranks
That's 87.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,559 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 $64/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 GFE28GMK**** ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE Profile PFE28KBL**** ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
Among GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $94/year over the GME04GGK****, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GFE28GYN**** costs roughly $1,772 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GFE28GYN**** 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $136/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 725 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,559 of 4,704, the GE GFE28GYN**** 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.