GE GYE18JSL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GE GYE18JSL
At 613 kWh/yr, the GE GYE18JSL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $115 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 GYE18JSL compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 58.8% above it, ranking 4,129 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $43/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE GYE18JSL on that list: GE GYE18JML ($115/yr, 613 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GYE18JYL ($115/yr, 613 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 103 of GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GME04GGK ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GFE28GYN ($136/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE GYE18JSL that long and it costs about $1,498 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $115/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 GYE18JSL or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $115/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,129 of 4,704, the GE GYE18JSL sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.