Model
Ge GWE23GYN****
Rank #856 means 855 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 71st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 71% of those models.
What does the Ge GWE23GYN**** cost to run per year?
Rank #856 of 1,000 puts the Ge GWE23GYN**** among the pricier refrigerator models we track to keep running, at roughly $111 a year. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $121/yr to run, a saving of roughly $10 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 71 is comfortably above the class median. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 23.2 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 Cafe CWE23SP*M*** at $111/yr runs a little cheaper and the Monogram ZWE23NST**** at $111/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 GWE23GYN****'s $111/yr adds up to roughly $1332 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Cafe CWE23SP*M***.
By the numbers
The Ge GWE23GYN**** 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 $111/yr, here is what the Ge GWE23GYN**** 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 GWE23GYN**** costs about $1110. That is roughly $100 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1210 over the same ten years.
How the Ge GWE23GYN**** compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $111/yr, it runs about $47 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $103 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $121/yr, the Ge GWE23GYN**** uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 23.2 cu ft, the Ge GWE23GYN**** is a large refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up.
- 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 GWE23GYN**** cheap to run?
Its $111/yr running cost, rank #856 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 GWE23GYN**** cost per month?
About $9.22 a month, which is the $111 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: 596 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $111 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge GWE23GYN**** for its size?
71st 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 856 | Cafe CWE23SP*M***23.2 cu ft | $111 |
| 855 | Beko BFSB3612XSS20.2 cu ft | $110 |
| 854 | Truarctic TRFD2336HSS22.4 cu ft | $110 |
| 853 | Koolmore KM-RER36-SWPR19.8 cu ft | $110 |
| 852 | Forno FFFFD1866-36SB22.4 cu ft | $110 |
Source
ES_1123206_GWE23GYN****_01312020035416_80032995View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and GWE23GYN**** 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.