Amana ARTX2419S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Amana ARTX2419S: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Amana ARTX2419S at 463 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $87 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 19.9% above it, ranking 3,298 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 $14/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 ARTX2419S: Whirlpool WRT549SZD ($87/yr, 462 kWh/yr), then GE GIE19JSN ($87/yr, 463 kWh/yr).
Within the Amana lineup
Of the 15 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Amana makes, the ARTX2419S costs the most to run, $47/year more than Amana's cheapest, the AMAR27S1E.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Amana ARTX2419S costs roughly $1,132 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Amana ARTX2419S runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $87/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $87/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 463 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,298 of 4,704, the Amana ARTX2419S 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.