GE Profile PWE23KEL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the GE Profile PWE23KEL costs to run
At 596 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PWE23KEL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $112 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 54.4% above it, ranking 4,055 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 $39/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 PWE23KEL: GE GWE23GYN ($112/yr, 596 kWh/yr), then GE Profile PWE23KMK ($112/yr, 596 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 4 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 PWE23KEL over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GE Profile PWE23KEL costs roughly $1,457 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $112/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the GE Profile PWE23KEL ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,055 of 4,704, the GE Profile PWE23KEL 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.