GE GTE17GTN****: running cost
At 352 kWh/yr, the GE GTE17GTN****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $66 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 8.8% less, ranking 2,440 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 $6/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 GTE17GTN****: GE GTE17GSN**** ($66/yr, 352 kWh/yr), then Sub-Zero DET3650R**/* ($66/yr, 353 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
Ranked 19 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 GTE17GTN**** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $66/year, the GE GTE17GTN**** adds up to about $860 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $66/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The GE GTE17GTN**** already costs $66/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,440 of 4,704, the GE GTE17GTN**** 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.