Running cost for the Avanti RMS551SS
At 338 kWh/yr, the Avanti RMS551SS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $64 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 12.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,269 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $9/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is ARCTIC CHEF ACFR551 ($64/yr, 338 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire EFR551 ($64/yr, 338 kWh/yr).
Within the Avanti lineup
Avanti makes 68 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 48 of 68 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RMRS31X**-IS at $32/yr, and its priciest, the FFFD22IWR3S at $111/yr.
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 RMS551SS that long and it costs about $826 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Avanti RMS551SS is already efficient for its category at $64/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$64/year to run is the predictable cost of the Avanti RMS551SS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.