What the Avanti AVRA7501BW costs to run
At 344 kWh/yr, the Avanti AVRA7501BW'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 AVRA7501BW compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.9% less, ranking 2,285 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 AVRA7501BW on that list: Avanti AVRA7501BS ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Bevoi BVIREF7***** ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Avanti lineup
Ranked 52 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Avanti AVRA7501BW that long and it costs about $841 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/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
A refrigerator like the Avanti AVRA7501BW is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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. Ranked 2,285 of 4,704, the Avanti AVRA7501BW 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.