GE Profile PGE29BYT****: running cost
At 681 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PGE29BYT****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $128 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 76.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,405 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $55/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is GE Profile PGD29BYT**** ($128/yr, 681 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Smeg FTU171*7 ($128/yr, 681 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE Profile's own models
GE Profile makes 46 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 28 of 46 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PNE21NYR**** at $107/yr, and its priciest, the PVD28HYY**** at $143/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $128/year, the GE Profile PGE29BYT**** adds up to about $1,664 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The GE Profile PGE29BYT**** runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $128/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GE Profile PGE29BYT**** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,405 of 4,704, the GE Profile PGE29BYT**** 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.