AVALLON AWC24SG2A2A: running cost
At 110 kWh/yr, the AVALLON AWC24SG2A2A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $21 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 71.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 37 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 $52/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 AVALLON AWC24PS2A2A ($21/yr, 110 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Liebherr W5250 ($21/yr, 114 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
AVALLON makes 33 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 12 of 33 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AWC15PG1A2A at $18/yr, and its priciest, the ADDR242SS at $52/yr.
AVALLON AWC24SG2A2A over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the AVALLON AWC24SG2A2A that long and it costs about $269 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The AVALLON AWC24SG2A2A is already efficient for its category at $21/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The AVALLON AWC24SG2A2A already costs $21/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 110 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.