COSMO COS-RFFV183RBK: running cost
At 512 kWh/yr, the COSMO COS-RFFV183RBK's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $96 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 32.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,539 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 $24/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 COSMO COS-RFFV183GHS ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is COSMO COS-RFFV183RS� ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr).
Comparing COSMO's own models
COSMO makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 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-RFFV183RBK that long and it costs about $1,251 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $96/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-RFFV183RBK or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $96/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.