APPLIANCE BASICS HD774FWSS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the APPLIANCE BASICS HD774FWSS costs to run
At 396 kWh/yr, the APPLIANCE BASICS HD774FWSS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 2.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,893 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $2/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Midea MRB12B1 ($74/yr, 395 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is BERTAZZONII RBM24F4FXNV ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
APPLIANCE BASICS makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CR44CABSDSS at $42/yr, and its priciest, the HD676REWNSS at $88/yr.
APPLIANCE BASICS HD774FWSS over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the APPLIANCE BASICS HD774FWSS costs roughly $968 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The APPLIANCE BASICS HD774FWSS is already efficient for its category at $74/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the APPLIANCE BASICS HD774FWSS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,893 of 4,704, the APPLIANCE BASICS HD774FWSS 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.