What the Avanti AFS157LSS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Avanti AFS157LSS at 420 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $79 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Avanti AFS157LSS against the category
That's 8.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,991 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 $6/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Beko BFBF2815SSIM ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Avanti AFS157LSS. Amana ARTX2314T*** ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Avanti's own models
Avanti makes 68 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 63 of 68 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RMRS31X**-IS at $32/yr, and its priciest, the FFFD22IWR3S at $111/yr.
Avanti AFS157LSS over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $79/year, the Avanti AFS157LSS adds up to about $1,026 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $79/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Avanti AFS157LSS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,991 of 4,704, the Avanti AFS157LSS 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.