Amana ART348FFF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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 IRT138FD0 ($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.