Avanti AVAR26F3S: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Avanti AVAR26F3S at 255 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 33.9% less, ranking 1,184 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 $25/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 AVAR26F3S: Arctic King ARM27A5ASL ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr), then Comfee CERM26B0A** ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr).
Within the Avanti lineup
Ranked 26 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 AVAR26F3S over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Avanti AVAR26F3S costs roughly $623 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$48/year to run is the predictable cost of the Avanti AVAR26F3S; 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 1,184 of 4,704, the Avanti AVAR26F3S 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.