Running cost for the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-WHITE-6COM
At 215 kWh/yr, the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-WHITE-6COM's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.3% less, ranking 550 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 $32/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 ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-WHITE-6COM: ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-PURPLE-COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr), then ARCTIC CHEF ACFR325-ID-BLACK-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr).
Comparing ARCTIC CHEF's own models
Ranked 3 of ARCTIC CHEF's 9 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ACFR320-LIME-AMZ-6COM ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ACFR551 ($64/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-WHITE-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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
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.
Where this number comes from
At rank 550 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 215 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.