GE Profile PNE21NGL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GE Profile PNE21NGL
At 571 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PNE21NGL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $107 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 47.9% above it, ranking 3,884 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 $35/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 PNE21NGL: GE GNE21FYK ($107/yr, 571 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PNE21NML ($107/yr, 571 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 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 PNE21NGL over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PNE21NGL costs roughly $1,396 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $107/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the GE Profile PNE21NGL or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$107/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PNE21NGL; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.