What the Criterion 4538147-18 costs to run
The Criterion 4538147-18 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 450 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $85 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 16.6% above it, ranking 3,176 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 $12/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 Criterion 4538147-18: Criterion 4538146-18 ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr), then Criterion 4538148-18 ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 37 of Criterion's 49 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CCR17CE1B ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CFDR286M4* ($147/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Criterion 4538147-18 that long and it costs about $1,100 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
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 4538147-18 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Criterion 4538147-18 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 450 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,176 of 4,704, the Criterion 4538147-18 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.