Criterion 453-8127 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Criterion 453-8127
At 692 kWh/yr, the Criterion 453-8127's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $130 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Criterion 453-8127 against the category
That's 79.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,435 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 $58/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Criterion CFDR256H1S ($130/yr, 692 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Criterion 453-8127. Samsung RS27T5561 ($130/yr, 691 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Criterion lineup
Criterion makes 49 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 47 of 49 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCR17CE1B at $39/yr, and its priciest, the CFDR286M4 at $147/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $130/year, the Criterion 453-8127 adds up to about $1,691 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $130/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 Criterion 453-8127 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $130/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
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.