Model
Ge Profile PVD28HYY****
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 PVD28HYY**** cost to run per year?
Rank #988 of 1,000 puts the Ge Profile PVD28HYY**** among the priciest refrigerator models we track to keep running, at roughly $141 a year. 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. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 61% of refrigerator models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. 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 Ge Profile PVD28BYNG*** at $141/yr runs a little cheaper and the Sks SKSSB4202* 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 PVD28HYY****'s $141/yr adds up to roughly $1692 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge Profile PVD28BYNC***.
By the numbers
The Ge Profile PVD28HYY**** 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 PVD28HYY**** 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 PVD28HYY**** 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 PVD28HYY**** 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 PVD28HYY**** uses 5% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 27.9 cu ft, the Ge Profile PVD28HYY**** 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 Profile PVD28HYY**** 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 PVD28HYY**** 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 PVD28HYY**** 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 989 | Ge Profile PVD28BYNG***27.9 cu ft | $141 |
| 988 | Ge Profile PVD28BYNC***27.9 cu ft | $141 |
| 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 |
Source
ES_1123206_PVD28HYY****_02202026104017_80290129View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge Profile and PVD28HYY**** 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.