Model
Ge GFE26JGM****
Rank #951 means 950 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 59th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 59% of those models.
What does the Ge GFE26JGM**** cost to run per year?
Rank #951 of 1,000 puts the Ge GFE26JGM**** among the priciest refrigerator models we track to keep running, at roughly $130 a year. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $143/yr to run, a saving of roughly $13 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it sits right around the class median, ahead of 59% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 25.6 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Lg LY24Z6231* at $130/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bosch B36FD10EN* at $130/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Ge GFE26JGM****'s $130/yr adds up to roughly $1560 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Ge GFE26JGM**** normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $130/yr, here is what the Ge GFE26JGM**** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Ge GFE26JGM**** costs about $1300. That is roughly $130 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1430 over the same ten years.
How the Ge GFE26JGM**** compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $130/yr, it runs about $66 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $122 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $143/yr, the Ge GFE26JGM**** uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 25.6 cu ft, the Ge GFE26JGM**** is a large refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, and larger refrigerator models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Ge GFE26JGM**** cheap to run?
Its $130/yr running cost, rank #951 of 1,000, is above what most refrigerator models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Ge GFE26JGM**** cost per month?
About $10.83 a month, which is the $130 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 700 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $130 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge GFE26JGM**** for its size?
59th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 950 | Lg LY24Z6231*23.7 cu ft | $130 |
| 949 | Lg LRFXC2606*25.5 cu ft | $130 |
| 948 | Lg LF26WCH5H*25.5 cu ft | $130 |
| 947 | Lg LF24WZP62*23.7 cu ft | $130 |
| 946 | Cafe CAE28DM*T***28.3 cu ft | $130 |
Source
ES_1123206_GFE26JGM****_06142019121912_80007813View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and GFE26JGM**** are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.