Running cost for the GE GTE17DTN****
The GE GTE17DTN**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 436 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $82 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.
How the GE GTE17DTN**** compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 13% above it, ranking 3,095 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $9/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE GTE17DTN**** on that list: GE GPE17CTN**** ($82/yr, 436 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GTE17GSN**** ($82/yr, 436 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the GE lineup
Ranked 46 of GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GME04GGK**** ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GFE28GYN**** ($136/yr, its priciest).
GE GTE17DTN**** 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 GTE17DTN**** that long and it costs about $1,066 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $82/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 GTE17DTN**** or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$82/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GTE17DTN****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 436 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,095 of 4,704, the GE GTE17DTN**** 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.