AVIVA ARBM184FSE3: running cost
The AVIVA ARBM184FSE3 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 549 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $103 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 42.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,709 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 $31/year over 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 AVIVA ARBM184FSE2 ($103/yr, 549 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Crosley CFDMH1834AB ($103/yr, 549 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
AVIVA makes 10 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 10 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ARTM142** at $63/yr, and its priciest, the ARBM188*E4 at $103/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $103/year, the AVIVA ARBM184FSE3 adds up to about $1,342 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The AVIVA ARBM184FSE3 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $103/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$103/year to run is the predictable cost of the AVIVA ARBM184FSE3; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 549 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.