Comfee CERM17B0AIX Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Comfee CERM17B0AIX
At 246 kWh/yr, the Comfee CERM17B0AIX's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Comfee CERM17B0AIX against the category
That's 36.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,063 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 $26/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Comfee CRM17S3ABB ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Comfee CERM17B0AIX. Arctic King ARM17O5A ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Comfee's own models
Comfee makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 11 of 26 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CERV113B0A at $25/yr, and its priciest, the CERT07B0AST at $65/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Comfee CERM17B0AIX costs roughly $601 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Comfee CERM17B0AIX is already efficient for its category at $46/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
The Comfee CERM17B0AIX already costs $46/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
At rank 1,063 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 246 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.