AVALLON ABR24PGA2A: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the AVALLON ABR24PGA2A at 250 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $47 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 ABR24PGA2A compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 35.2% less, ranking 1,129 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $26/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the AVALLON ABR24PGA2A on that list: Vissani VSF11US2A16 ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while AVALLON ABR24PSA2A ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 26 of AVALLON's 33 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AWC15PG1A2A ($18/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ADDR242SS ($52/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the AVALLON ABR24PGA2A that long and it costs about $611 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/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 $47/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 250 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.