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GE GTE17GTN****: running cost

More expensive than most models in its category to run
$82/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GTE17GTN**** at 436 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.22per day
$6.83per month
436kWh per year, certified
$1,066over a 13-yr lifespan

The $82 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

GE GTE17GTN**** against the category

That's 13% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,097 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 $9/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Beko BFBD30216SSIM ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GTE17GTN****. GE GTE17GSN**** ($82/yr, 436 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the GE lineup

GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 48 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 GTE17GTN**** that long and it costs about $1,066 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Is it worth replacing?

At $82/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the GE GTE17GTN**** or its replacement.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

At $82/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,097 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.