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What the GE GTE16GTN**** costs to run

More expensive than most models in its category to run
$81/year at the national-average rate

At 429 kWh/yr, the GE GTE16GTN****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.22per day
$6.72per month
429kWh per year, certified
$1,048over a 13-yr lifespan

The $81 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 11.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,048 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $8/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is GE GTE16DTN**** ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Hotpoint HPE16BTN**** ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr).

Within the GE lineup

GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 43 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK**** at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN**** at $136/yr.

GE GTE16GTN**** over 13 years

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GTE16GTN**** that long and it costs about $1,048 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

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 GTE16GTN**** or its replacement.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

At $81/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

The data behind this page

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 429 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,048 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.