BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT
The BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT is certified by ENERGY STAR at 218 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 625 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 $32/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 BANGSON US-BSR-109 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT-6COM ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr).
Within the BUD LIGHT lineup
BUD LIGHT sells 3 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, about the same, within a dollar a year, under the FR321-BULT-COM, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT costs roughly $533 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT already costs $41/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
At rank 625 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. The 218 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.