AVIVA ARBM188E4 Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: AVIVA ARBM188E4
Brand: AVIVA

Running cost for the AVIVA ARBM188E4

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$103/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

The AVIVA ARBM188E4 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 550 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.28per day

$8.62per month

550kWh per year, certified

$1,344over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $103 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

AVIVA ARBM188E4 against the category

That's 42.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,733 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 $31/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Bertazzoni REF36BMBIPLT ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the AVIVA ARBM188E4. ARTT ATBM19 ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Among AVIVA's 10 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $41/year over the ARTM142, the brand's cheapest.

What this adds up to over time

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $103/year, the AVIVA ARBM188E4 adds up to about $1,344 in electricity over that span.

Shopping for a new one

At $103/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the AVIVA ARBM188E4 or its replacement.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

Whether or not the AVIVA ARBM188E4 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,733 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.