What the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-PURPLE-COM costs to run
At 215 kWh/yr, the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-PURPLE-COM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 44.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 549 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 $32/year under 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 ARCTIC CHEF ACFR320-LIME-AMZ-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-WHITE-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr).
Within the ARCTIC CHEF lineup
ARCTIC CHEF makes 9 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 9 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ACFR320-LIME-AMZ-6COM at $40/yr, and its priciest, the ACFR551 at $64/yr.
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 ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-PURPLE-COM that long and it costs about $525 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-PURPLE-COM is already efficient for its category at $40/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$40/year to run is the predictable cost of the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-PURPLE-COM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 549 of 4,704, the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-PURPLE-COM 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 215 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.