GE GTE18GTN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GE GTE18GTN costs to run
At 359 kWh/yr, the GE GTE18GTN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $67 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GTE18GTN against the category
That's 7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,474 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 $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit FF712W ($67/yr, 359 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GTE18GTN. GE GTE18GSN ($67/yr, 359 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 24 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GTE18GTN costs roughly $877 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The GE GTE18GTN is already efficient for its category at $67/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $67/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,474 of 4,704, the GE GTE18GTN 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. The 359 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.