What the Arctic King ARM044S1ARSV costs to run
At 226 kWh/yr, the Arctic King ARM044S1ARSV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $42 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 41.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 805 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 $30/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 ACFR465-6COM ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Arctic King ARM44S5ABB ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr).
Within the Arctic King lineup
Arctic King makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 24 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AU83ETWBR1RCM at $31/yr, and its priciest, the ARB47B5*** at $63/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Arctic King ARM044S1ARSV that long and it costs about $552 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Arctic King ARM044S1ARSV is already efficient for its category at $42/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 $42/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Ranked 805 of 4,704, the Arctic King ARM044S1ARSV 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 226 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.