Running cost for the AVALLON AWC242SPRGLH
At 160 kWh/yr, the AVALLON AWC242SPRGLH's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $30 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
AVALLON AWC242SPRGLH against the category
That's 58.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 165 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 $42/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSCW181** ($30/yr, 160 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the AVALLON AWC242SPRGLH. Zephyr PRW24C01CG ($30/yr, 159 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing AVALLON's own models
AVALLON makes 33 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 17 of 33 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AWC15PG1A2A at $18/yr, and its priciest, the ADDR242SS at $52/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the AVALLON AWC242SPRGLH that long and it costs about $391 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The AVALLON AWC242SPRGLH is already efficient for its category at $30/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the AVALLON AWC242SPRGLH ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 160 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 165 of 4,704, the AVALLON AWC242SPRGLH sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.