Running cost for the GE Profile PVD28HYY****
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE Profile PVD28HYY**** at 758 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $143 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE Profile PVD28HYY**** against the category
That's 96.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,653 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
Dacor DYF42BSIWS ($143/yr, 762 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE Profile PVD28HYY****. GE Profile PVD28BYNJ*** ($143/yr, 758 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing GE Profile's own models
Among GE Profile's 46 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $35/year over the PNE21NYR****, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PVD28HYY**** costs roughly $1,853 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The GE Profile PVD28HYY**** 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 $143/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$143/year to run is the predictable cost of the GE Profile PVD28HYY****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 758 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 4,653 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.