GE GTE17GSN****: running cost
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.
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.