What the GE GNE27JYM**** costs to run
At 633 kWh/yr, the GE GNE27JYM****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $119 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 64% above it, ranking 4,223 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 $46/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 GNE27JYM****: GE GNE27JMM**** ($119/yr, 633 kWh/yr), then Haier QNE27JYM**** ($119/yr, 633 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 111 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 $119/year, the GE GNE27JYM**** adds up to about $1,547 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GNE27JYM**** runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $119/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The GE GNE27JYM**** already costs $119/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 633 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 4,223 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.