GE Profile PNE25NGL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.