What the AVALLON ABR15PGA2A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the AVALLON ABR15PGA2A at 230 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $43 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 AVALLON ABR15PGA2A compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.4% less, ranking 935 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $29/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the AVALLON ABR15PGA2A on that list: RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-COM ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while AVALLON ABR15PSA2A ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing AVALLON's own models
Ranked 18 of AVALLON's 33 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AWC15PG1A2A ($18/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ADDR242SS ($52/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the AVALLON ABR15PGA2A costs roughly $562 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/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
At $43/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
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.