GE Profile PGD29BYT Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GE Profile PGD29BYT
At 681 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PGD29BYT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $128 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 76.4% above it, ranking 4,404 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $55/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the GE Profile PGD29BYT: Cafe CGE29DPT ($128/yr, 681 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PGE29BYT ($128/yr, 681 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Ranked 27 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 PGD29BYT 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 PGD29BYT that long and it costs about $1,664 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $128/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the GE Profile PGD29BYT ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 681 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,404 of 4,704, the GE Profile PGD29BYT 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.