Running cost for the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR325-ID-BLACK-6COM
The ARCTIC CHEF ACFR325-ID-BLACK-6COM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 215 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 551 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 ACFR325-ID-BLACK-6COM: ARCTIC CHEF ACFR321-WHITE-6COM ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr), then Avanti AVRM25F1B ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr).
Comparing ARCTIC CHEF's own models
Ranked 4 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 ACFR325-ID-BLACK-6COM adds up to about $525 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the ARCTIC CHEF ACFR325-ID-BLACK-6COM ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 551 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.