Running cost for the Comfee CRR16S3ABB
The Comfee CRR16S3ABB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 208 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Comfee CRR16S3ABB against the category
That's 46.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 394 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Comfee CRR16S3ARD ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Comfee CRR16S3ABB. Comfee CERR16B0A** ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Comfee's own models
Comfee makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Comfee CRR16S3ABB that long and it costs about $508 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Comfee CRR16S3ABB is already efficient for its category at $39/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
The Comfee CRR16S3ABB already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 208 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 394 of 4,704, the Comfee CRR16S3ABB 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.