GE Profile PYE18HYR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.