GE Profile PWE23KMK****: running cost
The GE Profile PWE23KMK**** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 596 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $112 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 54.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,056 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $39/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is GE Profile PWE23KEL**** ($112/yr, 596 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE Profile PWE23KYN**** ($112/yr, 596 kWh/yr).
Comparing GE Profile's own models
GE Profile makes 46 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 of 46 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PNE21NYR**** at $107/yr, and its priciest, the PVD28HYY**** at $143/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the GE Profile PWE23KMK**** that long and it costs about $1,457 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The GE Profile PWE23KMK**** 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 $112/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $112/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
At rank 4,056 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. The 596 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.