Commercial Cool CCR1800GB: running cost
At 367 kWh/yr, the Commercial Cool CCR1800GB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $69 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Commercial Cool CCR1800GB against the category
That's 4.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,649 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 $4/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Commercial Cool CCR1800GS ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Commercial Cool CCR1800GB. BLACK DECKER BR1810HS ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Commercial Cool makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 10 of 21 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCUK12W at $41/yr, and its priciest, the CCR2000GIMW at $88/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Commercial Cool CCR1800GB costs roughly $897 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Commercial Cool CCR1800GB is already efficient for its category at $69/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 Commercial Cool CCR1800GB 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
Ranked 2,649 of 4,704, the Commercial Cool CCR1800GB 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. The 367 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.