Running cost for the Absocold ARD204ABS21R/L
The Absocold ARD204ABS21R/L is certified by ENERGY STAR at 249 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $47 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 35.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,100 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $26/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Absocold ARD204AB21R/L ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Avanti AV1081VFK0W ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Absocold makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ARD244A*21R/L at $42/yr, and its priciest, the ARD484F*21R/L at $65/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Absocold ARD204ABS21R/L that long and it costs about $609 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Absocold ARD204ABS21R/L is already efficient for its category at $47/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$47/year to run is the predictable cost of the Absocold ARD204ABS21R/L; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.