GE Profile PYE22PYN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.