GE GIE22JSN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GE GIE22JSN costs to run
The GE GIE22JSN is certified by ENERGY STAR at 489 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $92 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GIE22JSN against the category
That's 26.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,469 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 $19/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GIE22JTN ($92/yr, 489 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GIE22JSN. Miele KFFD 6867 obsw/matt ($92/yr, 488 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 75 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $92/year, the GE GIE22JSN adds up to about $1,195 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $92/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
$92/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GIE22JSN; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 3,469 of 4,704, the GE GIE22JSN 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. The 489 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.