Amana AMA43BKE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Amana AMA43BKE: running cost
At 228 kWh/yr, the Amana AMA43BKE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $43 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Amana AMA43BKE against the category
That's 40.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 861 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 $30/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Amana AMAR43E ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Amana AMA43BKE. U-Line UR#24-S#1A ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Amana lineup
Amana makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMAR27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the ARTX2419S at $87/yr.
Amana AMA43BKE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Amana AMA43BKE that long and it costs about $557 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Amana AMA43BKE is already efficient for its category at $43/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Amana AMA43BKE is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 228 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 861 of 4,704, the Amana AMA43BKE 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.