Model
Ge GTE17DTN****
Rank #529 means 528 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 86th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 86% of those models.
What does the Ge GTE17DTN**** cost to run per year?
At about $65 a year, the Ge GTE17DTN**** lands in the middle third of refrigerator models we track on running cost, rank #529 of 1,000. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $73/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Few refrigerator models we track beat it on size-adjusted efficiency; it edges out 86% of the class once capacity is normalized. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 16.6 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 Galanz GLR74B**E04 at $65/yr runs a little cheaper and the Whirlpool WRB551WNBS at $66/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 GTE17DTN****'s $65/yr adds up to roughly $780 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Ge GTE17DTN**** 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 $65/yr, here is what the Ge GTE17DTN**** 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 GTE17DTN**** costs about $650. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $730 over the same ten years.
How the Ge GTE17DTN**** compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $65/yr, it runs about $1 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $57 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $73/yr, the Ge GTE17DTN**** uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 16.6 cu ft, the Ge GTE17DTN**** is a mid-size refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class.
- 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 GTE17DTN**** cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $65/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #529 of 1,000, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Ge GTE17DTN**** cost per month?
About $5.44 a month, which is the $65 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: 352 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $65 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge GTE17DTN**** for its size?
86th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 528 | Galanz GLR74B**E047.5 cu ft | $65 |
| 527 | Kenmore KMR75TWEE7.5 cu ft | $64 |
| 526 | Kenmore KKTMWM7.5-W7.5 cu ft | $64 |
| 525 | Galanz GLRF76TMRDER27.5 cu ft | $64 |
| 524 | Galanz GLRF75TMWEE27.5 cu ft | $64 |
Source
ES_1123206_GTE17DTN****_08142019022007_80013708View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and GTE17DTN**** 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.