COSMO COS-RFFV183GHBK Running Cost (Refrigerator)
COSMO COS-RFFV183GHBK: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the COSMO COS-RFFV183GHBK 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 3,537 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 COSMO COS-RFFV183GHBK: Conserv RF 1820 FD ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr), then COSMO COS-RFFV183GHS ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 13 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators COSMO makes, the COS-RFFV183GHBK is the cheapest to run, $22/year less than COSMO's priciest, the COS-RFFV283RSS.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the COSMO COS-RFFV183GHBK costs roughly $1,251 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $96/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.
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.