Running cost for the AVALLON AWBC24PSA2A
At 250 kWh/yr, the AVALLON AWBC24PSA2A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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 AWBC24PSA2A compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 35.2% less, ranking 1,133 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 AWBC24PSA2A on that list: AVALLON AWBC24PGA2A ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while AVALLON AWBC24SGA2A ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 30 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 AWBC24PSA2A that long and it costs about $611 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
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
The AVALLON AWBC24PSA2A already costs $47/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,133 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.