GE Profile PAE28BYT Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.