GE GTE16DTN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.