What the GE GTE18MTR**** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GTE18MTR**** at 365 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $69 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 5.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,620 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $4/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is GE GTE18MSR**** ($69/yr, 365 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GTE18NSW**** ($69/yr, 365 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 28 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK**** at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN**** at $136/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GTE18MTR**** that long and it costs about $892 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GTE18MTR**** is already efficient for its category at $69/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$69/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GTE18MTR****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 365 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.