GE GTE19JTN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.