What the GE GTE16DTN**** costs to run
The GE GTE16DTN**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 345 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GTE16DTN**** against the category
That's 10.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,351 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 $8/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GTE16GTN**** ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GTE16DTN****. FULGOR MILANO FM7CR36FBI ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 14 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GTE16DTN**** costs roughly $843 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GTE16DTN**** is already efficient for its category at $65/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $65/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,351 of 4,704, the GE GTE16DTN**** sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.