COSMO COS-RFFV283GHSS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
COSMO COS-RFFV283GHSS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the COSMO COS-RFFV283GHSS at 630 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $118 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 63.2% above it, ranking 4,192 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 $46/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-RFFV283GHSS: COSMO COS-RFFV283GHBK ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr), then COSMO COS-RFFV283RBK ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr).
Within the COSMO lineup
Ranked 11 of COSMO's 13 certified refrigerators, this sits between the COS-RFFV183GHBK ($96/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the COS-RFFV283RSS ($118/yr, its priciest).
COSMO COS-RFFV283GHSS over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $118/year, the COSMO COS-RFFV283GHSS adds up to about $1,540 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $118/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-RFFV283GHSS or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the COSMO COS-RFFV283GHSS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 630 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.