Model
Ge Profile PYE18HYR****
Rank #873 means 872 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 40th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 40% of those models.
What does the Ge Profile PYE18HYR**** cost to run per year?
The Ge Profile PYE18HYR**** holds rank #873 of 1,000 on running cost, at about $114 a year, a genuinely pricey result for the class. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $125/yr to run, a saving of roughly $11 a year. Size-adjusted, this model sits close to the class median on efficiency, ahead of 40% of refrigerator models we track. Its listing marks it counter-depth, meaning it sits nearly flush with surrounding cabinets rather than protruding a few extra inches like a standard-depth model; that shallower body usually means less interior volume for the same footprint.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Ge GYE18JEM**** at $114/yr runs a little cheaper and the Crosley CRSEH237A* at $114/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 PYE18HYR****'s $114/yr adds up to roughly $1368 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge GYE18JEM****.
By the numbers
The Ge Profile PYE18HYR**** 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 $114/yr, here is what the Ge Profile PYE18HYR**** 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 PYE18HYR**** costs about $1140. That is roughly $110 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1250 over the same ten years.
How the Ge Profile PYE18HYR**** compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $114/yr, it runs about $50 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $106 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $125/yr, the Ge Profile PYE18HYR**** uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 17.5 cu ft, the Ge Profile PYE18HYR**** 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, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 PYE18HYR**** cheap to run?
Its $114/yr running cost, rank #873 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 PYE18HYR**** cost per month?
About $9.48 a month, which is the $114 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: 613 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $114 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge Profile PYE18HYR**** for its size?
40th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 873 | Ge GYE18JEM****17.5 cu ft | $114 |
| 872 | Mabe MDU25ESK****24.8 cu ft | $113 |
| 871 | Ge Profile PNE25NYR****24.7 cu ft | $113 |
| 870 | Ge Profile PNE25JGK****24.7 cu ft | $113 |
| 869 | Ge GNE25JGK****24.7 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_0092277_PYE18HYR****_03242022124724_80121408View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge Profile and PYE18HYR**** 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.