Criterion 4538146-18 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Criterion 4538146-18: running cost
At 367 kWh/yr, the Criterion 4538146-18's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $69 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 4538146-18 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 4.9% less, ranking 2,652 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $4/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Criterion 4538146-18 on that list: Commercial Cool CCR1800GW ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Criterion 4538147-18 ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Criterion's own models
Ranked 28 of Criterion's 49 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CCR17CE1B ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CFDR286M4 ($147/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $69/year, the Criterion 4538146-18 adds up to about $897 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Criterion 4538146-18 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,652 of 4,704, the Criterion 4538146-18 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.