Running cost for the Criterion 4538147-18
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion 4538147-18 at 367 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $69 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Criterion 4538147-18 against the category
That's 4.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,653 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 $4/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Criterion 4538148-18 ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Criterion 4538147-18. Criterion 4538146-18 ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Criterion's own models
Criterion makes 49 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 29 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 $69/year, the Criterion 4538147-18 adds up to about $897 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Criterion 4538147-18 is already efficient for its category at $69/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $69/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 367 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,653 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.