Running cost for the Arctic King ARU33B1AWW
The Arctic King ARU33B1AWW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 220 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Arctic King ARU33B1AWW against the category
That's 43% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 734 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $31/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Avanti RM3306W ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Arctic King ARU33B1AWW. Arctic King ARU33B1ABB ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Arctic King makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 24 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AU83ETWBR1RCM at $31/yr, and its priciest, the ARB47B5*** at $63/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Arctic King ARU33B1AWW that long and it costs about $538 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Arctic King ARU33B1AWW is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $41/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 220 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 734 of 4,704, the Arctic King ARU33B1AWW 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.