GE GTE18GSN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GE GTE18GSN
At 359 kWh/yr, the GE GTE18GSN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $67 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 7% less, ranking 2,473 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 $5/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 GTE18GSN: GE GTE18GMN ($67/yr, 359 kWh/yr), then GE GTE18GTN ($67/yr, 359 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE's own models
Ranked 23 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 GTE18GSN over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $67/year, the GE GTE18GSN adds up to about $877 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $67/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
Whether or not the GE GTE18GSN 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.