GE GTE17GSN Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: GE GTE17GSN
Brand: GE

GE GTE17GSN: running cost

Cheaper than most models in its category to run

$66/year, priced at the national-average rate

At 352 kWh/yr, the GE GTE17GSN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.18per day

$5.51per month

352kWh per year, certified

$860over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $66 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

GE GTE17GSN against the category

That's 8.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,439 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 $6/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

GE GTE17GTN ($66/yr, 352 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GTE17GSN. GE GTE17DTN ($66/yr, 352 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing GE's own models

GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 18 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.

What this adds up to over time

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GTE17GSN that long and it costs about $860 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Is it worth replacing?

The GE GTE17GSN is already efficient for its category at $66/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

$66/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GTE17GSN; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Ranked 2,439 of 4,704, the GE GTE17GSN 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. The 352 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.