CONTOURE R-1542BKS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the CONTOURE R-1542BKS costs to run
At 423 kWh/yr, the CONTOURE R-1542BKS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $80 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 9.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,024 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 $7/year over 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 AVG ARBM150SE ($80/yr, 423 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is FULGOR MILANO FM4FBM28SS1 ($80/yr, 423 kWh/yr).
Within the CONTOURE lineup
The CONTOURE R-1542BKS is the only refrigerator from CONTOURE that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the CONTOURE R-1542BKS costs roughly $1,034 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $80/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $80/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
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. The 423 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.