GE GNE21DYR Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: GE GNE21DYR
Brand: GE

What the GE GNE21DYR costs to run

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$92/year at the national-average rate

The GE GNE21DYR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 487 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.25per day

$7.63per month

487kWh per year, certified

$1,190over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $92 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 26.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,457 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 $19/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 LRBCC1204 ($91/yr, 486 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GBE21AGK ($92/yr, 488 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 67 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.

GE GNE21DYR over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GNE21DYR costs roughly $1,190 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Shopping for a new one

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 GNE21DYR or its replacement.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

The GE GNE21DYR already costs $92/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

The data behind this page

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,457 of 4,704, the GE GNE21DYR 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.