GE GWE19JSL Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: GE GWE19JSL
Brand: GE

GE GWE19JSL: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$103/year, priced at the national-average rate

The GE GWE19JSL 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.

$0.28per day

$8.57per month

547kWh per year, certified

$1,337over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

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 3,706 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 GE GWE19JML ($103/yr, 547 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GWE19JYL ($103/yr, 547 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

GE makes 131 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 83 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 GWE19JSL adds up to about $1,337 in electricity over that span.

Is it worth replacing?

At $103/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 GWE19JSL or its replacement.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

Whether or not the GE GWE19JSL ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

The data behind this page

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 547 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.