GE GSE25GGP****: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GSE25GGP**** at 646 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $121 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GSE25GGP**** against the category
That's 67.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,276 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 $49/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GSE25GYP**** ($121/yr, 646 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GSE25GGP****. Frigidaire LGHX2636T* ($121/yr, 646 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 112 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK**** at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN**** at $136/yr.
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 GSE25GGP**** that long and it costs about $1,579 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE GSE25GGP**** 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 $121/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$121/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GSE25GGP****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 646 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.