Absocold ARD1033FB21R/L Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Absocold ARD1033FB21R/L costs to run
At 263 kWh/yr, the Absocold ARD1033FB21R/L's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $49 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Absocold ARD1033FB21R/L compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 31.9% less, ranking 1,339 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $23/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Absocold ARD1033FB21R/L on that list: Summit ADRD24 ($49/yr, 262 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Absocold ARD1033FS21R/L ($49/yr, 263 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Absocold lineup
Ranked 6 of Absocold's 10 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ARD244A21R/L ($42/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ARD484F21R/L ($65/yr, its priciest).
Absocold ARD1033FB21R/L over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $49/year, the Absocold ARD1033FB21R/L adds up to about $643 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $49/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$49/year to run is the predictable cost of the Absocold ARD1033FB21R/L; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 263 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.