Comfee CERM26B0AIX Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Comfee CERM26B0AIX
ENERGY STAR certifies the Comfee CERM26B0AIX at 255 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $48 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Comfee CERM26B0AIX against the category
That's 33.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,186 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 $25/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Emerson CR2700B ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Comfee CERM26B0AIX. Comfee CERM26B0A ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Comfee lineup
Comfee makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 15 of 26 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CERV113B0A at $25/yr, and its priciest, the CERT07B0AST at $65/yr.
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 CERM26B0AIX that long and it costs about $623 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Comfee CERM26B0AIX is already efficient for its category at $48/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
$48/year to run is the predictable cost of the Comfee CERM26B0AIX; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 255 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,186 of 4,704, the Comfee CERM26B0AIX 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.