Absocold ARD369A*14R/L: running cost
At 262 kWh/yr, the Absocold ARD369A*14R/L's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Absocold ARD369A*14R/L against the category
That's 32.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,337 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $23/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Summit ADRD24 ($49/yr, 262 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Absocold ARD369A*14R/L. MADE4 SUPPLY 1814809 ($49/yr, 261 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Absocold lineup
Absocold makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 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.
Absocold ARD369A*14R/L over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $49/year, the Absocold ARD369A*14R/L adds up to about $640 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Absocold ARD369A*14R/L is already efficient for its category at $49/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Absocold ARD369A*14R/L already costs $49/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Ranked 1,337 of 4,704, the Absocold ARD369A*14R/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. The 262 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.