GE GNE29GYN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GE GNE29GYN costs to run
The GE GNE29GYN is certified by ENERGY STAR at 653 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $123 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 69.2% above it, ranking 4,296 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 $50/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 GNE29GYN: GE GNE29GMK ($123/yr, 653 kWh/yr), then LG LRFWS2906 ($123/yr, 653 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 116 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 $123/year, the GE GNE29GYN adds up to about $1,596 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GNE29GYN 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 $123/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $123/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 653 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,296 of 4,704, the GE GNE29GYN 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.