What the Avanti AR17T0W costs to run
The Avanti AR17T0W is certified by ENERGY STAR at 233 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $44 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 39.6% less, ranking 952 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 $29/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 Avanti AR17T0W: Fisher & Paykel RS24S ($44/yr, 232 kWh/yr), then Jenn Air JUGF*242H*** ($44/yr, 233 kWh/yr).
Comparing Avanti's own models
Ranked 15 of Avanti's 68 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RMRS31X**-IS ($32/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FFFD22IWR3S ($111/yr, its priciest).
Avanti AR17T0W over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Avanti AR17T0W costs roughly $569 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $44/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$44/year to run is the predictable cost of the Avanti AR17T0W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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. The 233 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.