GE Profile PYE18HYR****: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the GE Profile PYE18HYR**** at 613 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $115 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GE Profile PYE18HYR**** against the category
That's 58.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,132 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 $43/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSFD3604* ($115/yr, 614 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GE Profile PYE18HYR****. GE Profile PYE18HML**** ($115/yr, 613 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
GE Profile makes 46 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 14 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $115/year, the GE Profile PYE18HYR**** adds up to about $1,498 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $115/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $115/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 613 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,132 of 4,704, the GE Profile PYE18HYR**** 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.