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.