What the Criterion 4538146-18 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion 4538146-18 at 450 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 16.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,175 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 $12/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 BLACK DECKER BR1810HIMW ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Criterion 4538147-18 ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr).
Comparing Criterion's own models
Criterion makes 49 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 36 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 $85/year, the Criterion 4538146-18 adds up to about $1,100 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $85/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 4538146-18 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $85/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
At rank 3,175 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 450 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.