AVG RDTM181SE: running cost
The AVG RDTM181SE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 363 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $68 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 6% less, ranking 2,579 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 $4/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 AVG RDTM181SE: Vissani MDTF18WHSRPRO* ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr), then AVG RDTM181WE ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr).
Within the AVG lineup
Of the 7 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators AVG makes, the RDTM181SE is the cheapest to run, $17/year less than AVG's priciest, the ARBM171DSE.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $68/year, the AVG RDTM181SE adds up to about $887 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/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
Whether or not the AVG RDTM181SE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 2,579 of 4,704, the AVG RDTM181SE 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 363 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.