GE GYE22GEN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GE GYE22GEN
At 665 kWh/yr, the GE GYE22GEN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $125 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 GYE22GEN compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 72.3% above it, ranking 4,347 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $52/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE GYE22GEN on that list: Cafe CYE22UPM ($125/yr, 665 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE GYE22GMN ($125/yr, 665 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 117 of GE's 131 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GME04GGK ($43/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GFE28GYN ($136/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE GYE22GEN costs roughly $1,625 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $125/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 GYE22GEN or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the GE GYE22GEN ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 4,347 of 4,704, the GE GYE22GEN 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. The 665 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.