GE GTE19JTN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GE GTE19JTN costs to run
At 379 kWh/yr, the GE GTE19JTN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $71 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 1.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,754 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 $1/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 GTE19JSN ($71/yr, 379 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Ikea FÄRSKHET ($71/yr, 379 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 32 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.
GE GTE19JTN over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GTE19JTN that long and it costs about $926 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE GTE19JTN 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$71/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GTE19JTN; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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.