Running cost for the GE GTE19JTN****
At 463 kWh/yr, the GE GTE19JTN****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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.
How the GE GTE19JTN**** compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 19.9% above it, ranking 3,302 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $14/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE GTE19JTN**** on that list: GE GTE19JSN**** ($87/yr, 463 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WRTX3319S*** ($87/yr, 463 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 62 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 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 $1,132 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $87/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the GE GTE19JTN**** or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The GE GTE19JTN**** already costs $87/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
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. The 463 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.