Arctic King ARM33O5A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Arctic King ARM33O5A: running cost
The Arctic King ARM33O5A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 260 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $49 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.
How the Arctic King ARM33O5A compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 32.6% less, ranking 1,289 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $24/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Arctic King ARM33O5A on that list: Arctic King ARM33A5ABB ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Comfee CERM33B0AIX ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Arctic King's own models
Ranked 15 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Arctic King ARM33O5A that long and it costs about $635 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $49/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
At $49/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 260 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.