Running cost for the Comfee CRM33S3AST
ENERGY STAR certifies the Comfee CRM33S3AST at 260 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $49 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 32.6% less, ranking 1,292 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $24/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Comfee CRM33S3AST: Comfee CRM33S3ABB ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr), then Conserv FR430SC ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr).
Comparing Comfee's own models
Ranked 18 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $49/year, the Comfee CRM33S3AST adds up to about $635 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $49/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Comfee CRM33S3AST ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 260 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.