Arctic King ARM44O5A**: running cost
The Arctic King ARM44O5A** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 269 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $51 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 30.3% less, ranking 1,400 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 $22/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 ARM44O5A**: Whirlpool WH43RS2E ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr), then Arctic King MS953619315306 ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr).
Within the Arctic King lineup
Ranked 16 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 ARM44O5A** costs roughly $657 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $51/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
Whether or not the Arctic King ARM44O5A** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,400 of 4,704, the Arctic King ARM44O5A** 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.