Arctic King ARM45T5A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Arctic King ARM45T5A: running cost
At 329 kWh/yr, the Arctic King ARM45T5A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $62 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 14.8% less, ranking 2,137 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 $11/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 ARM45T5A: Arctic King ARM45D5ASL ($62/yr, 329 kWh/yr), then Comfee CRM45D3ABB ($62/yr, 329 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 23 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $62/year, the Arctic King ARM45T5A adds up to about $804 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $62/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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 2,137 of 4,704, the Arctic King ARM45T5A 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.