What the AVALLON ADDR242PR costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the AVALLON ADDR242PR at 276 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
AVALLON ADDR242PR against the category
That's 28.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,546 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 $21/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
AVALLON ADDR242SS ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the AVALLON ADDR242PR. XO XOU24RDS ($52/yr, 275 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing AVALLON's own models
AVALLON makes 33 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 32 of 33 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AWC15PG1A2A at $18/yr, and its priciest, the ADDR242SS at $52/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $52/year, the AVALLON ADDR242PR adds up to about $675 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The AVALLON ADDR242PR is already efficient for its category at $52/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $52/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
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. The 276 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.