What the GE GTE19DTN**** costs to run
The GE GTE19DTN**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 463 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $87 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 19.9% above it, ranking 3,300 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 $14/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 GTE19DTN****: GE GIE19JSN**** ($87/yr, 463 kWh/yr), then GE GTE19JSN**** ($87/yr, 463 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
Ranked 60 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 GTE19DTN**** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $87/year, the GE GTE19DTN**** adds up to about $1,132 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $87/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the GE GTE19DTN**** is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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. Ranked 3,300 of 4,704, the GE GTE19DTN**** 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.