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What the Comfee CERM33B1A** costs to run

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$41/year, priced at the national-average rate

The Comfee CERM33B1A** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 220 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.11per day
$3.45per month
220kWh per year, certified
$538over a 13-yr lifespan

The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 43% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 737 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $31/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Avanti RM3316B ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Comfee CERR33B0A** ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr).

Within the Comfee lineup

Comfee makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 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

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the Comfee CERM33B1A** adds up to about $538 in electricity over that span.

Is it worth replacing?

The Comfee CERM33B1A** is already efficient for its category at $41/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

Whether or not the Comfee CERM33B1A** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

The data behind this page

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 220 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 737 of 4,704, the Comfee CERM33B1A** 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.