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.