Running cost for the Avanti AVRA7501BS
At 344 kWh/yr, the Avanti AVRA7501BS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $65 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 AVRA7501BS compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.9% less, ranking 2,284 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $8/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Avanti AVRA7501BS on that list: Avanti AVRA7501BB ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Avanti AVRA7501BW ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Avanti lineup
Ranked 51 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).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the Avanti AVRA7501BS adds up to about $841 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/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
Whether or not the Avanti AVRA7501BS 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 344 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.