ARCTIC CHEF ACFR320-LIME-AMZ-6COM Running Cost…
Running cost for the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR320-LIME-AMZ-6COM
ENERGY STAR certifies the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR320-LIME-AMZ-6COM at 215 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $40 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.
How the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR320-LIME-AMZ-6COM compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.3% less, ranking 548 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $32/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR320-LIME-AMZ-6COM on that list: Whirlpool WH27S1E ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-PURPLE-COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the ARCTIC CHEF lineup
Of the 9 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators ARCTIC CHEF makes, the ACFR320-LIME-AMZ-6COM is the cheapest to run, $23/year less than ARCTIC CHEF's priciest, the ACFR551.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR320-LIME-AMZ-6COM adds up to about $525 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $40/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 548 of 4,704, the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR320-LIME-AMZ-6COM 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.