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Avanti RMRT30X#**-IS: running cost

Cheaper than most models in its category to run
$60/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

The Avanti RMRT30X#**-IS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 320 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.16per day
$5.01per month
320kWh per year, certified
$782over a 13-yr lifespan

The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Avanti RMRT30X#**-IS against the category

That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,942 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Beko BBBF2410 ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Avanti RMRT30X#**-IS. Avanti RA31B3S ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Avanti lineup

Avanti makes 68 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 40 of 68 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RMRS31X**-IS at $32/yr, and its priciest, the FFFD22IWR3S at $111/yr.

Cost over its typical lifespan

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Avanti RMRT30X#**-IS costs roughly $782 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The Avanti RMRT30X#**-IS is already efficient for its category at $60/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

$60/year to run is the predictable cost of the Avanti RMRT30X#**-IS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 320 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,942 of 4,704, the Avanti RMRT30X#**-IS 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.