GE GTE16DTN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GE GTE16DTN
The GE GTE16DTN is certified by ENERGY STAR at 429 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $81 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 11.1% above it, ranking 3,047 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 $8/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 GTE16DTN: FULGOR MILANO, VITARA, FORTE FM4BM28FBI ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr), then GE GTE16GTN ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 42 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GTE16DTN costs roughly $1,048 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
At $81/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the GE GTE16DTN or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the GE GTE16DTN ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
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 429 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.