Conservator VNRV074AW: running cost
The Conservator VNRV074AW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 345 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $65 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 10.6% less, ranking 2,332 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 $8/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 Conservator VNRV074AW: Conservator VNRV074AD ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr), then Criterion CTMR74C1B ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr).
Within the Conservator lineup
Ranked 6 of Conservator's 11 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VNRV143AD ($62/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GRMH185A* ($69/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the Conservator VNRV074AW adds up to about $843 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$65/year to run is the predictable cost of the Conservator VNRV074AW; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,332 of 4,704, the Conservator VNRV074AW 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.