Commercial Cool CCR1800GW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Commercial Cool CCR1800GW: running cost
The Commercial Cool CCR1800GW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 367 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $69 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 4.9% less, ranking 2,651 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 $4/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 Commercial Cool CCR1800GW: Commercial Cool CCR1800GS ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr), then Criterion 4538146-18 ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr).
Comparing Commercial Cool's own models
Ranked 12 of Commercial Cool's 21 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CCUK12W ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CCR2000GIMW ($88/yr, its priciest).
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 Commercial Cool CCR1800GW that long and it costs about $897 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $69/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 367 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,651 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.