What the Amana ARTX2314T*** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Amana ARTX2314T*** at 420 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $79 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Amana ARTX2314T*** against the category
That's 8.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,990 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 $6/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Avanti AFS157LSS ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Amana ARTX2314T***. Smeg FAB38Uxxx ($78/yr, 417 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Amana's own models
Amana makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 13 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMAR27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the ARTX2419S*** at $87/yr.
Amana ARTX2314T*** over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Amana ARTX2314T*** costs roughly $1,026 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $79/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Amana ARTX2314T*** or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $79/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,990 of 4,704, the Amana ARTX2314T*** 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 420 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.