Running cost for the GE Profile PNE25NGL****
At 609 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PNE25NGL****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $114 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 57.8% above it, ranking 4,117 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 $42/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 PNE25NGL****: GE Profile PNE25JSK**** ($114/yr, 609 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PNE25NML**** ($114/yr, 609 kWh/yr).
Within the GE Profile lineup
Ranked 10 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 PNE25NGL**** over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PNE25NGL**** costs roughly $1,488 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE Profile PNE25NGL**** 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 $114/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $114/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 4,117 of 4,704, the GE Profile PNE25NGL**** 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. The 609 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.