What the GE GME04GGK**** costs to run
The GE GME04GGK**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 227 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $43 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GME04GGK**** against the category
That's 41.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 841 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 $30/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GME04GLK**** ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GME04GGK****. Commercial Cool CCRR4ALB ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
GE sells 131 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $94/year under the GFE28GYN****, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the GE GME04GGK**** adds up to about $555 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GME04GGK**** is already efficient for its category at $43/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the GE GME04GGK**** is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 227 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.