Comfee CERT31B0A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Comfee CERT31B0A: running cost
The Comfee CERT31B0A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 270 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Comfee CERT31B0A against the category
That's 30.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,444 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 $22/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Comfee CERT31B0AIX ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Comfee CERT31B0A. BLACK+DECKER BUC1400XW ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Comfee's own models
Comfee makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 22 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Comfee CERT31B0A costs roughly $660 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Comfee CERT31B0A is already efficient for its category at $51/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Comfee CERT31B0A is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
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. The 270 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.