Running cost for the GE GTE19DTN****
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE GTE19DTN**** at 379 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $71 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE GTE19DTN**** against the category
That's 1.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,752 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 $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GE GTE19JSN**** ($71/yr, 379 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE GTE19DTN****. ELLIPSE ERBM104S ($71/yr, 379 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing GE's own models
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 30 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 GTE19DTN**** that long and it costs about $926 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GTE19DTN**** is already efficient for its category at $71/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
At $71/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
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.