Amana ART348FFF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Amana ART348FFF costs to run
At 370 kWh/yr, the Amana ART348FFF's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $70 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Amana ART348FFF against the category
That's 4.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,715 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 $3/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Gorenje HZF3267SCD ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Amana ART348FFF. Vissani MDTF18WHR5 ($69/yr, 369 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Amana lineup
Amana makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 11 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMAR27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the ARTX2419S at $87/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $70/year, the Amana ART348FFF adds up to about $904 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Amana ART348FFF is already efficient for its category at $70/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
A refrigerator like the Amana ART348FFF 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,715 of 4,704, the Amana ART348FFF 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.