What the Avanti RM4436SS costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Avanti RM4436SS at 228 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $43 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 RM4436SS compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 865 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Avanti RM4436SS on that list: Avanti RM4416B ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Avanti RM52T1BB ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Avanti lineup
Ranked 12 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 RM4436SS over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the Avanti RM4436SS adds up to about $557 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/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
At $43/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
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. The 228 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.