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BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT-COM: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$41/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT-COM at 218 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.11per day
$3.42per month
218kWh per year, certified
$533over a 13-yr lifespan

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 627 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 BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT-6COM ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Budweiser FR320-BUD ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr).

Comparing BUD LIGHT's own models

Among BUD LIGHT's 3 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, over the FR321-BULT, the brand's cheapest.

BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT-COM over 13 years

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT-COM that long and it costs about $533 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Shopping for a new one

The BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT-COM 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.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

At $41/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

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. Ranked 627 of 4,704, the BUD LIGHT FR321-BULT-COM 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.