What the AVALLON AWC243TSZLH costs to run
The AVALLON AWC243TSZLH is certified by ENERGY STAR at 247 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 36% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,089 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $26/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is WERCS ARM17A5ABBT ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Avanti AVAR16F0W ($46/yr, 247 kWh/yr).
Within the AVALLON lineup
AVALLON makes 33 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 25 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the AVALLON AWC243TSZLH costs roughly $604 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The AVALLON AWC243TSZLH is already efficient for its category at $46/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
The AVALLON AWC243TSZLH already costs $46/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 1,089 of 4,704, the AVALLON AWC243TSZLH 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. The 247 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.