GE GIE18GSN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GE GIE18GSN
The GE GIE18GSN is certified by ENERGY STAR at 443 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $83 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GIE18GSN against the category
That's 14.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,146 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 $11/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GIE18GTN ($83/yr, 443 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GIE18GSN. GE GIE18GCN ($83/yr, 443 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 51 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $83/year, the GE GIE18GSN adds up to about $1,083 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GIE18GSN 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 $83/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$83/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GIE18GSN; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,146 of 4,704, the GE GIE18GSN 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.