Char-Broil A107-7000-9000: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Char-Broil A107-7000-9000 at 198 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $37 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Char-Broil A107-7000-9000 against the category
That's 48.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 260 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 $35/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Asko WCN311942G ($37/yr, 199 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Char-Broil A107-7000-9000. RCA RFR376-B-RED ($37/yr, 197 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Char-Broil lineup
The Char-Broil A107-7000-9000 is the only refrigerator from Char-Broil that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
Char-Broil A107-7000-9000 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Char-Broil A107-7000-9000 costs roughly $484 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Char-Broil A107-7000-9000 is already efficient for its category at $37/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$37/year to run is the predictable cost of the Char-Broil A107-7000-9000; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 198 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.