Model
Ge Profile PVD28BYNC***
Rank #988 means 987 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 61st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 61% of those models.
What does the Ge Profile PVD28BYNC*** cost to run per year?
Out of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track, the Ge Profile PVD28BYNC*** lands at rank #988 on cost, roughly $141 a year, one of the most expensive figures in the class. It uses 5% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $147/yr to run, a saving of roughly $6 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 61 is comfortably above the class median. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 27.9 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 CVE28DP*ND** at $140/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge Profile PVD28BYNG*** at $141/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 Profile PVD28BYNC***'s $141/yr adds up to roughly $1692 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge Profile PVD28BYNG***, Ge Profile PVD28HYY****.
By the numbers
The Ge Profile PVD28BYNC*** 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 $141/yr, here is what the Ge Profile PVD28BYNC*** 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 Profile PVD28BYNC*** costs about $1410. That is roughly $60 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1470 over the same ten years.
How the Ge Profile PVD28BYNC*** compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $141/yr, it runs about $77 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $133 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $147/yr, the Ge Profile PVD28BYNC*** uses 5% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 27.9 cu ft, the Ge Profile PVD28BYNC*** 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 Profile PVD28BYNC*** cheap to run?
Its $141/yr running cost, rank #988 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 Profile PVD28BYNC*** cost per month?
About $11.72 a month, which is the $141 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: 758 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $141 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge Profile PVD28BYNC*** for its size?
61st 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 987 | Cafe CVE28DP*ND**27.8 cu ft | $140 |
| 986 | Cafe CVE28DP3NH**27.8 cu ft | $140 |
| 985 | Cafe CVE28DM*NH**27.8 cu ft | $140 |
| 984 | Cafe CVE28DM*NC**27.8 cu ft | $140 |
| 983 | Samsung RF28R7201**28 cu ft | $140 |
Source
ES_1123206_PVD28BYNC***_06282021092311_80088882View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge Profile and PVD28BYNC*** 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.