Conserv RF 1820 FD Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Conserv RF 1820 FD costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Conserv RF 1820 FD at 512 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $96 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 32.6% above it, ranking 3,536 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 Conserv RF 1820 FD: Samsung RM80F23VM ($96/yr, 510 kWh/yr), then COSMO COS-RFFV183GHBK ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr).
Within the Conserv lineup
Of the 10 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Conserv makes, the RF 1820 FD costs the most to run, $47/year more than Conserv's cheapest, the FR430SC.
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 Conserv RF 1820 FD that long and it costs about $1,251 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Conserv RF 1820 FD runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $96/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $96/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 512 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.