What the Amana AMA31S5E costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Amana AMA31S5E at 320 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,935 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 $12/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 Amana AMA31**E ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Amana AMAR31T**E ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Amana makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMAR27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the ARTX2419S*** at $87/yr.
Amana AMA31S5E over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Amana AMA31S5E costs roughly $782 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Amana AMA31S5E is already efficient for its category at $60/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Amana AMA31S5E ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Ranked 1,935 of 4,704, the Amana AMA31S5E 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 320 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.