Running cost for the Amana ART348FFF***
At 455 kWh/yr, the Amana ART348FFF***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $86 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 17.9% above it, ranking 3,234 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $13/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Amana ART348FFF***: Whirlpool WRT138FZD* ($85/yr, 454 kWh/yr), then Ikea IRT138FD*0* ($86/yr, 455 kWh/yr).
Comparing Amana's own models
Ranked 14 of Amana's 15 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMAR27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ARTX2419S*** ($87/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Amana ART348FFF*** that long and it costs about $1,112 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $86/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Amana ART348FFF*** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 455 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,234 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.