Running cost for the AVALLON AWBC15PSA2A
The AVALLON AWBC15PSA2A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 230 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 AWBC15PSA2A compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.4% less, ranking 939 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 AWBC15PSA2A on that list: AVALLON AWBC15PGA2A ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while AVALLON AWBC15SGA2A ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing AVALLON's own models
Ranked 22 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the AVALLON AWBC15PSA2A that long and it costs about $562 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The AVALLON AWBC15PSA2A already costs $43/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 230 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.