Alpha PAR RD RDTM116WE: running cost
The Alpha PAR RD RDTM116WE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 311 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $58 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Alpha PAR RD RDTM116WE against the category
That's 19.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,838 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 $14/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Elisii DERTM115**1 ($58/yr, 311 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Alpha PAR RD RDTM116WE. Whirlpool WRT312CZJ*** ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Alpha PAR RD lineup
Alpha PAR RD sells 2 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $29/year under the RDBM191**, its priciest.
Alpha PAR RD RDTM116WE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Alpha PAR RD RDTM116WE costs roughly $760 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Alpha PAR RD RDTM116WE is already efficient for its category at $58/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
$58/year to run is the predictable cost of the Alpha PAR RD RDTM116WE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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.