GE GTE21GSH Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GE GTE21GSH
The GE GTE21GSH is certified by ENERGY STAR at 480 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $90 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 24.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,446 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 $18/year over 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 GIE21GTH ($90/yr, 480 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GTE21GTH ($90/yr, 480 kWh/yr).
Within the GE lineup
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 65 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $90/year, the GE GTE21GSH adds up to about $1,173 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $90/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$90/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GTE21GSH; 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.