GE Profile PVD28BYNI Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: GE Profile PVD28BYNI
Brand: GE Profile

Running cost for the GE Profile PVD28BYNI

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$143/year, priced at the national-average rate

At 758 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PVD28BYNI's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.39per day

$11.88per month

758kWh per year, certified

$1,853over a 13-yr lifespan

See this at your own electricity rate

The $143 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

GE Profile PVD28BYNI against the category

That's 96.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,651 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $70/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

GE Profile PVD28BYNJ ($143/yr, 758 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE Profile PVD28BYNI. GE Profile PVD28BYNH ($143/yr, 758 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing GE Profile's own models

GE Profile makes 46 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 44 of 46 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PNE21NYR at $107/yr, and its priciest, the PVD28HYY at $143/yr.

GE Profile PVD28BYNI over 13 years

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $143/year, the GE Profile PVD28BYNI adds up to about $1,853 in electricity over that span.

Shopping for a new one

At $143/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 PVD28BYNI or its replacement.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

$143/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PVD28BYNI; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,651 of 4,704, the GE Profile PVD28BYNI 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.