Ca’Lefort CLF-WS275 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Ca’Lefort CLF-WS275 costs to run
The Ca’Lefort CLF-WS275 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 200 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $38 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 48.2% less, ranking 277 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 $35/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 Ca’Lefort CLF-WS275: Ca’Lefort CLF-WD275 ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr), then Danby DAG033A5BDH ($38/yr, 200 kWh/yr).
Comparing Ca’Lefort's own models
Ranked 2 of Ca’Lefort's 4 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CLF-WD275 ($38/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CLF-WS428 ($44/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Ca’Lefort CLF-WS275 costs roughly $489 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $38/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
$38/year to run is the predictable cost of the Ca’Lefort CLF-WS275; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 277 of 4,704, the Ca’Lefort CLF-WS275 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.