COSMO COS-RFFV283GHBK Running Cost (Refrigerator)
COSMO COS-RFFV283GHBK: running cost
At 630 kWh/yr, the COSMO COS-RFFV283GHBK's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $118 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 63.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,191 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 $46/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 Continental Electric CE-FRF192 ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is COSMO COS-RFFV283GHSS ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr).
Within the COSMO lineup
COSMO makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 10 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.
COSMO COS-RFFV283GHBK over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the COSMO COS-RFFV283GHBK that long and it costs about $1,540 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $118/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the COSMO COS-RFFV283GHBK is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
The data behind this page
Ranked 4,191 of 4,704, the COSMO COS-RFFV283GHBK 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. The 630 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.