Running cost for the GE GTE18FTL****
The GE GTE18FTL**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 363 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $68 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.
How the GE GTE18FTL**** compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 6% less, ranking 2,597 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $4/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE GTE18FTL**** on that list: GE GTE18FSL**** ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hisense HRT180N6A* ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 26 of GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GME04GGK**** ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GFE28GYN**** ($136/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GTE18FTL**** that long and it costs about $887 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the GE GTE18FTL**** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,597 of 4,704, the GE GTE18FTL**** 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.