GE Profile PNE21NYR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
GE Profile PNE21NYR: running cost
The GE Profile PNE21NYR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 570 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 47.7% above it, ranking 3,879 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 PNE21NYR: Bosch B36CT82SN ($107/yr, 570 kWh/yr), then Thermador T36FT810N ($107/yr, 570 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Of the 46 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators GE Profile makes, the PNE21NYR is the cheapest to run, $35/year less than GE Profile's priciest, the PVD28HYY.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PNE21NYR costs roughly $1,393 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE Profile PNE21NYR 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 $107/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $107/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 570 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.