What the Criterion 453-8128 costs to run
The Criterion 453-8128 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 588 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $111 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.
How the Criterion 453-8128 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 52.3% above it, ranking 3,988 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $38/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Criterion 453-8128 on that list: COSMO COS-FDR225RHSS-G ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Criterion CFDR225H1S ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Criterion's own models
Ranked 44 of Criterion's 49 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CCR17CE1B ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CFDR286M4* ($147/yr, its priciest).
Criterion 453-8128 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Criterion 453-8128 that long and it costs about $1,437 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $111/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 453-8128 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $111/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 588 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.