GE GPE17CTN****: running cost
The GE GPE17CTN**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 352 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $66 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 8.8% less, ranking 2,437 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 $6/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 GPE17CTN****: Whirlpool WRTX5328P*** ($66/yr, 351 kWh/yr), then GE GTE17DTN**** ($66/yr, 352 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 16 of GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GME04GGK**** ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GFE28GYN**** ($136/yr, its priciest).
GE GPE17CTN**** over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GPE17CTN**** costs roughly $860 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $66/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
$66/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GPE17CTN****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,437 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.