What the Asko WCN311942G costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Asko WCN311942G at 199 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $37 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 Asko WCN311942G compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 48.4% less, ranking 261 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $35/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Asko WCN311942G on that list: Char-Broil A107-7000-9000 ($37/yr, 198 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while DCS RF24DE4 ($37/yr, 199 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Asko lineup
The Asko WCN311942G is the only refrigerator from Asko that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
Asko WCN311942G over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Asko WCN311942G that long and it costs about $486 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $37/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 $37/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 199 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.