Arctic King ARM27A5ASL: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Arctic King ARM27A5ASL at 255 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $48 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 33.9% less, ranking 1,183 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 $25/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 ARM27A5ASL: Thermador T24IR905SP ($48/yr, 254 kWh/yr), then Avanti AVAR26F3S ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr).
Within the Arctic King lineup
Ranked 13 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Arctic King ARM27A5ASL costs roughly $623 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/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
The Arctic King ARM27A5ASL already costs $48/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
At rank 1,183 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 255 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.