Running cost for the AVALLON AWC152DPRGLH
The AVALLON AWC152DPRGLH is certified by ENERGY STAR at 143 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $27 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 63% less, ranking 91 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $46/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the AVALLON AWC152DPRGLH: Newair NWB060SS00 ($27/yr, 142 kWh/yr), then Honeywell H34WCB ($27/yr, 143 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 13 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the AVALLON AWC152DPRGLH costs roughly $349 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $27/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
$27/year to run is the predictable cost of the AVALLON AWC152DPRGLH; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 143 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.