Running cost for the GE GTE17GSN****
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GTE17GSN**** at 436 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 13% above it, ranking 3,096 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $9/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the GE GTE17GSN****: GE GTE17DTN**** ($82/yr, 436 kWh/yr), then GE GTE17GTN**** ($82/yr, 436 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
Ranked 47 of GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GME04GGK**** ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GFE28GYN**** ($136/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GTE17GSN**** costs roughly $1,066 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $82/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the GE GTE17GSN**** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 3,096 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. The 436 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.