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Absocold ARD484F10R/L Running Cost (Refrigerator)

What the Absocold ARD484F10R/L costs to run

Cheaper than most models in its category to run
$65/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Absocold ARD484F10R/L at 346 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.

$0.18per day
$5.42per month
346kWh per year, certified
$846over a 13-yr lifespan

The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 10.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,379 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 $8/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 Zline SRBCRV-36 ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Absocold ARD484F21R/L ($65/yr, 346 kWh/yr).

Within the Absocold lineup

Absocold makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ARD244A21R/L at $42/yr, and its priciest, the ARD484F21R/L at $65/yr.

What this adds up to over time

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the Absocold ARD484F10R/L adds up to about $846 in electricity over that span.

Is it worth replacing?

The Absocold ARD484F10R/L is already efficient for its category at $65/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 ARD484F10R/L already costs $65/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

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. Ranked 2,379 of 4,704, the Absocold ARD484F10R/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.