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.