AVALLON AWBC15PGA2A: running cost
At 230 kWh/yr, the AVALLON AWBC15PGA2A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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 AWBC15PGA2A compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.4% less, ranking 938 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 AWBC15PGA2A on that list: AVALLON ABR15SGA2A ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while AVALLON AWBC15PSA2A ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 21 of AVALLON's 33 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AWC15PG1A2A ($18/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ADDR242SS ($52/yr, its priciest).
AVALLON AWBC15PGA2A over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the AVALLON AWBC15PGA2A adds up to about $562 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
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
Whether or not the AVALLON AWBC15PGA2A ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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.