Avanti AR52T3SB: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Avanti AR52T3SB at 256 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $48 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 33.7% less, ranking 1,205 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 $24/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 AR52T3SB: Vissani MDAR27WH5 ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr), then Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK15R*4E-**-***** ($48/yr, 256 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 27 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Avanti AR52T3SB costs roughly $626 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$48/year to run is the predictable cost of the Avanti AR52T3SB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,205 of 4,704, the Avanti AR52T3SB 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.