What the Comfee CERM26B0A** costs to run
The Comfee CERM26B0A** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 255 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $48 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.
How the Comfee CERM26B0A** compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.9% less, ranking 1,185 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $25/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Comfee CERM26B0A** on that list: Avanti AVAR26F3S ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Comfee CERM26B0AIX ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 14 of Comfee's 26 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CERV113B0A** ($25/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CERT07B0AST ($65/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Comfee CERM26B0A** that long and it costs about $623 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $48/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
At rank 1,185 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 255 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.