GE GNE25JYK Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GE GNE25JYK
At 609 kWh/yr, the GE GNE25JYK's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $114 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 57.8% above it, ranking 4,113 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 $42/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 GNE25JYK: GE GNE25JSK ($114/yr, 609 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PNE25JGK ($114/yr, 609 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 99 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the GE GNE25JYK adds up to about $1,488 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $114/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
At $114/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 609 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.