Running cost for the COSMO COS-RFFL234RSS
At 603 kWh/yr, the COSMO COS-RFFL234RSS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
COSMO COS-RFFL234RSS against the category
That's 56.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,089 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $41/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
COSMO COS-RFQL234RSS ($113/yr, 603 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the COSMO COS-RFFL234RSS. Whirlpool WRS331SDH*0* ($113/yr, 602 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing COSMO's own models
COSMO makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the COS-RFFV183GHBK at $96/yr, and its priciest, the COS-RFFV283RSS at $118/yr.
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 COSMO COS-RFFL234RSS that long and it costs about $1,474 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $113/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the COSMO COS-RFFL234RSS or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the COSMO COS-RFFL234RSS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 603 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 4,089 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.