What the Avanti AVRM16F0W costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Avanti AVRM16F0W at 208 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $39 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 46.1% less, ranking 391 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 $33/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 AVRM16F0W: TCL MR121S ($39/yr, 207 kWh/yr), then Avanti AVRM16F1B ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr).
Comparing Avanti's own models
Ranked 4 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Avanti AVRM16F0W costs roughly $508 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/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
At $39/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 391 of 4,704, the Avanti AVRM16F0W 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. The 208 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.