Running cost for the GE Profile PYE22PYN****
At 665 kWh/yr, the GE Profile PYE22PYN****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $125 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 72.3% above it, ranking 4,354 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 $52/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 PYE22PYN****: GE Profile PYE22KYN**** ($125/yr, 665 kWh/yr), then Electrolux ERMC2295A* ($125/yr, 667 kWh/yr).
Within the GE Profile lineup
Ranked 23 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 PYE22PYN**** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $125/year, the GE Profile PYE22PYN**** adds up to about $1,625 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $125/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the GE Profile PYE22PYN**** or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The GE Profile PYE22PYN**** already costs $125/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 665 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,354 of 4,704, the GE Profile PYE22PYN**** 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.