GE GNE21FYK Running Cost (Refrigerator)
GE GNE21FYK: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GNE21FYK at 571 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $107 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 47.9% above it, ranking 3,883 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 $35/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 GNE21FYK: GE GNE21FMK ($107/yr, 571 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PNE21NGL ($107/yr, 571 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 86 of GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GME04GGK ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GFE28GYN ($136/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GNE21FYK costs roughly $1,396 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $107/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the GE GNE21FYK ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
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. The 571 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.