GE GLE12HSP****: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GLE12HSP**** at 405 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $76 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 4.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,973 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 $4/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 LG LBNC12231* ($76/yr, 402 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GTE22JMN**** ($76/yr, 405 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 39 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 GLE12HSP**** costs roughly $990 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GLE12HSP**** is already efficient for its category at $76/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GE GLE12HSP**** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 405 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,973 of 4,704, the GE GLE12HSP**** 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.