Absocold ARD244A21R/L Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Absocold ARD244A21R/L: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Absocold ARD244A21R/L at 223 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $42 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 42.2% less, ranking 794 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $31/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Absocold ARD244A21R/L: Sub-Zero ID-30R ($42/yr, 221 kWh/yr), then MicroFridge 2.3MF4R ($42/yr, 223 kWh/yr).
Comparing Absocold's own models
Of the 10 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Absocold makes, the ARD244A21R/L is the cheapest to run, $23/year less than Absocold's priciest, the ARD484F21R/L.
Absocold ARD244A21R/L over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Absocold ARD244A21R/L costs roughly $545 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $42/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
Whether or not the Absocold ARD244A21R/L ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 223 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 794 of 4,704, the Absocold ARD244A21R/L sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.