Arctic King ARM17O5A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Arctic King ARM17O5A: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Arctic King ARM17O5A at 246 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $46 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 36.3% less, ranking 1,062 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 $26/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 King ARM17O5A: Arctic King ARM17A5ABBT ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr), then Comfee CERM17B0AIX ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr).
Comparing Arctic King's own models
Ranked 12 of Arctic King's 24 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AU83ETWBR1RCM ($31/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ARB47B5 ($63/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Arctic King ARM17O5A costs roughly $601 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the Arctic King ARM17O5A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 1,062 of 4,704, the Arctic King ARM17O5A 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 246 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.