Refrigerators / Freezers – Energy Consumption Comparison-Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE

What do the energy consumption numbers on this table mean?

Energy consumption for these appliances is measured in kilowatt-hours (kWhs).  The more energy an appliance consumes, the more it will cost to operate. One kilowatt-hour (kWh) is the amount of electrical energy supplied by one kilowatt over a one-hour period. It is the basic unit of measurement for electrical energy. Electricity bills are based in part on the number of kilowatt-hours a customer uses during a billing period.

To obtain an estimated operating cost for a particular model, click on the “Cost per kWh” cell next to the model and choose an electricity cost figure which reflects the amount you pay for electricity.  The average price people in the U.S. pay for electricity is about 12 cents per kilowatt-hour (2012 data) . (Context: A typical U.S. household uses about 908 kWh a month of electricity.)

Important Note about Operating Costs: Your actual operating cost will vary depending on your utility rates and your use of the product.

Refrigerators / Freezers – Energy Consumption – August 2011 Data
Refrigerators / Freezers Type Refrigerators / Freezers Brand Name Refrigerators / Freezers Model Number Total Cubic Feet Annual Energy Consumption in Kilowatt Hours (KWH) Through the Door Ice Access?
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE BSS25JFT**** 25.02 715 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE BSS25JST**** 25.02 715 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE DSHF9NGY**** 29.09 616 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE DSHS9NGY**** 29.09 616 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSC22QGT**** 22.10 679 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSCF3PGX**** 22.66 686 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSCS3KGY**** 22.66 686 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSCS3KGY**** 23.08 542 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSCS3PGX**** 22.66 686 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSF25IGZ**** 25.28 506 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSF25JGB**** 25.25 578 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSF25JGC**** 25.25 469 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH22JFX**** 22.11 473 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH22JFZ**** 22.11 540 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH22JGB**** 22.11 540 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH22JGC**** 22.11 438 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH22JSB**** 22.11 540 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH22JSC**** 22.11 438 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH22JSX**** 22.11 473 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH22JSZ**** 22.11 540 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH25GGB**** 25.25 578 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH25GGC**** 25.25 469 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH25ISX**** 25.28 506 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH25ISZ**** 25.28 506 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH25JFX**** 25.25 506 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH25JGB**** 25.25 578 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH25JGC**** 25.25 469 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH25JSB**** 25.25 578 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH25JSC**** 25.25 469 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSH25JSX**** 25.25 506 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHF3KGZ**** 25.39 578.4 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHF5KGX**** 25.90 583 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHF6KGZ**** 25.90 583 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHF6LGZ**** 25.39 578.4 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHL5KGX**** 25.90 583 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHL6KGZ**** 23.08 542 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHL6PHX**** 25.92 583 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHS3KGZ**** 25.39 578.4 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHS5KGX**** 25.95 583 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHS6LGZ**** 25.90 583 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHS6NGB**** 23.10 582 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSHS9NGY**** 29.09 616 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSL22JFX**** 22.11 473 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSL22JFZ**** 22.11 540 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSL22JGC**** 22.11 438 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSL25IGZ**** 25.28 506 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSL25JFX**** 25.25 506 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSL25JGB**** 25.25 578 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSL25JGC**** 25.25 469 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSRC3KLX**** 23.08 548 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSRC3KLZ**** 23.08 548 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSRC3QGX**** 23.08 548 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSRC3QGZ**** 23.08 548 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSRC5KLZ**** 25.39 578 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSRL3KLX**** 23.08 548 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSRS3KLX**** 23.08 548 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSRS3KLZ**** 23.08 548 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSRS3QGX**** 23.11 548 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSRS3QGZ**** 23.10 548 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSRS5KLZ**** 25.40 578 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSS20GEW**** 19.99 650 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSS20IET**** 19.99 650 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSS23QST**** 23.08 684 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSS23WGT**** 23.08 645 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSS23WST**** 25.40 578 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSS25QGT**** 25.40 578 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSS25QSW**** 25.39 722 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSS25WGT**** 25.39 722 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE GSS25WST**** 25.90 583 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE LSHF6LGZ**** 25.90 583 Yes
Refrigerator/Freezer – Side by Side – Automatic Defrost (SS-A) GE LSHS6LGZ**** 20.15 455 Yes