Running cost for the Avanti AVRA7501**
At 250 kWh/yr, the Avanti AVRA7501**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $47 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.
How the Avanti AVRA7501** compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 35.2% less, ranking 1,135 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $26/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Avanti AVRA7501** on that list: AVALLON AWBC24SGA2A ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Avanti AVRPD75**** ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Avanti's own models
Ranked 23 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 AVRA7501** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $47/year, the Avanti AVRA7501** adds up to about $611 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/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
Whether or not the Avanti AVRA7501** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 250 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,135 of 4,704, the Avanti AVRA7501** 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.