Running cost for the Arctic King ARM024S1ARSV
ENERGY STAR certifies the Arctic King ARM024S1ARSV at 213 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Arctic King ARM024S1ARSV against the category
That's 44.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 509 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Arctic King ARM24S4AWW ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Arctic King ARM024S1ARSV. Frestec FTC25R ($40/yr, 212 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Arctic King lineup
Arctic King makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 24 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AU83ETWBR1RCM at $31/yr, and its priciest, the ARB47B5*** at $63/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the Arctic King ARM024S1ARSV adds up to about $521 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Arctic King ARM024S1ARSV 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $40/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 509 of 4,704, the Arctic King ARM024S1ARSV 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 213 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.