GE GWE19JGL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
GE GWE19JGL: running cost
The GE GWE19JGL is certified by ENERGY STAR at 547 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $103 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 41.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,704 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 $30/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 Fisher & Paykel RS3684AIce & Water ($103/yr, 547 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GWE19JML ($103/yr, 547 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 81 of 131 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GME04GGK at $43/yr, and its priciest, the GFE28GYN at $136/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $103/year, the GE GWE19JGL adds up to about $1,337 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The GE GWE19JGL runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $103/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$103/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE GWE19JGL; 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.