GE GIE22JTN Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: GE GIE22JTN
Brand: GE

Running cost for the GE GIE22JTN

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$92/year at the national-average rate

At 489 kWh/yr, the GE GIE22JTN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.25per day

$7.66per month

489kWh per year, certified

$1,195over a 13-yr lifespan

See this at your own electricity rate

That $92 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.

Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator

The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 26.7% above it, ranking 3,470 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $19/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.

Right next to it on the list

A rank or two either side of the GE GIE22JTN: GE GIE22JSN ($92/yr, 489 kWh/yr), then GE GLE12HSP ($92/yr, 489 kWh/yr).

Comparing GE's own models

Ranked 76 of GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GME04GGK ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GFE28GYN ($136/yr, its priciest).

GE GIE22JTN over 13 years

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GIE22JTN that long and it costs about $1,195 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Is it worth replacing?

At $92/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the GE GIE22JTN or its replacement.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

If you're keeping it

$92/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GIE22JTN; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Where this number comes from

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 489 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,470 of 4,704, the GE GIE22JTN 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.