ARTT ATBM19: running cost
At 550 kWh/yr, the ARTT ATBM19's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $103 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 42.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,732 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $31/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Wizard by Crosley WRFE18M4A* ($103/yr, 549 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is AVIVA ARBM188*E4 ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Among ARTT's 2 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $16/year over the ATBM19, the brand's cheapest.
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 ARTT ATBM19 that long and it costs about $1,344 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $103/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the ARTT ATBM19 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.