Avanti AVRA7501 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.