GE GPE17CTN****: running cost
At 436 kWh/yr, the GE GPE17CTN****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GPE17CTN**** against the category
That's 13% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,094 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $9/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GTE17DTN**** ($82/yr, 436 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GPE17CTN****. GE GIE17GSN**** ($82/yr, 436 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 45 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK**** at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN**** at $136/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $82/year, the GE GPE17CTN**** adds up to about $1,066 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE GPE17CTN**** 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 $82/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GPE17CTN****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,094 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.