Model
Ge GLE12HSP****
Rank #642 means 641 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 42nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 42% of those models.
What does the Ge GLE12HSP**** cost to run per year?
At roughly $75 a year to run, ranking #642 of 1,000, the Ge GLE12HSP**** costs more than the typical refrigerator model we track. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $84/yr to run, a saving of roughly $9 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 42 lands in the middle of the pack once capacity is accounted for. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 11.9 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 Frigidaire FRTE2246AB at $75/yr runs a little cheaper and the Fisher & Paykel RF135B***** at $76/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 GLE12HSP****'s $75/yr adds up to roughly $900 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Ge GLE12HSP**** 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 $75/yr, here is what the Ge GLE12HSP**** 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 GLE12HSP**** costs about $750. That is roughly $90 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $840 over the same ten years.
How the Ge GLE12HSP**** compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $75/yr, it runs about $11 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $67 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $84/yr, the Ge GLE12HSP**** uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 11.9 cu ft, the Ge GLE12HSP**** 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, neither the size advantage of a small unit nor the size penalty of a large one applies here, so its running cost is a fairer test of efficiency alone.
- 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 GLE12HSP**** cheap to run?
Its $75/yr running cost, rank #642 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 GLE12HSP**** cost per month?
About $6.26 a month, which is the $75 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: 405 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $75 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge GLE12HSP**** for its size?
42nd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 641 | Frigidaire FRTE2246AB21.8 cu ft | $75 |
| 640 | Frigidaire FRTE2223AW21.8 cu ft | $75 |
| 639 | Galanz GLR12B**R1612 cu ft | $74 |
| 638 | Beko BBBF2410IM28 cu ft | $74 |
| 637 | Unique UGP-340L W AC11.7 cu ft | $74 |
Source
ES_1123206_GLE12HSP****_08202020120353_80053773View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and GLE12HSP**** 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.