GE GTE17GTN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.