GE GPE12FGZ Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GE GPE12FGZ costs to run
At 398 kWh/yr, the GE GPE12FGZ's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $75 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.
How the GE GPE12FGZ compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.1% above it, ranking 2,921 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE GPE12FGZ on that list: VITARA VBFR1150ESE ($75/yr, 397 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GPE12FSZ ($75/yr, 398 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 37 of GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GME04GGK ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GFE28GYN ($136/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GPE12FGZ that long and it costs about $973 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $75/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the GE GPE12FGZ ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,921 of 4,704, the GE GPE12FGZ 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.