GE Profile PJD23BYW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GE Profile PJD23BYW costs to run
At 624 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PJD23BYW's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $117 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 61.7% above it, ranking 4,174 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 $45/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 PJD23BYW: Cafe CJE23DPW ($117/yr, 624 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PJE23BYW ($117/yr, 624 kWh/yr).
Within the GE Profile lineup
Ranked 15 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 PJD23BYW over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $117/year, the GE Profile PJD23BYW adds up to about $1,525 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The GE Profile PJD23BYW 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 $117/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the GE Profile PJD23BYW is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
At rank 4,174 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 624 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.