Commercial Cool CCUC1640GB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Commercial Cool CCUC1640GB: running cost
The Commercial Cool CCUC1640GB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 286 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $54 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 25.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,624 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $19/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Blomberg BRFB1045WH ($54/yr, 286 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Commercial Cool CCUC1640GS ($54/yr, 286 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Commercial Cool makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 of 21 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCUK12W at $41/yr, and its priciest, the CCR2000GIMW at $88/yr.
Commercial Cool CCUC1640GB over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Commercial Cool CCUC1640GB that long and it costs about $699 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Commercial Cool CCUC1640GB is already efficient for its category at $54/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
$54/year to run is the predictable cost of the Commercial Cool CCUC1640GB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.