Running cost for the GE Profile PAE28BYT****
The GE Profile PAE28BYT**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 699 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $131 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 Profile PAE28BYT**** compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 81.1% above it, ranking 4,456 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $59/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the GE Profile PAE28BYT**** on that list: GE Profile PAD28BYT**** ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG LCFC26XS* ($131/yr, 699 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Ranked 32 of GE Profile's 46 certified refrigerators, this sits between the PNE21NYR**** ($107/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PVD28HYY**** ($143/yr, its priciest).
GE Profile PAE28BYT**** over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE Profile PAE28BYT**** that long and it costs about $1,708 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $131/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$131/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PAE28BYT****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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. The 699 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.