Criterion CBMR187M4 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Criterion CBMR187M4: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion CBMR187M4 at 466 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.7% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,345 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 $15/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 AVIVA ARBM188E4 ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Crosley CBMH1873 ($88/yr, 466 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Criterion makes 49 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 42 of 49 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCR17CE1B at $39/yr, and its priciest, the CFDR286M4 at $147/yr.
Criterion CBMR187M4 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Criterion CBMR187M4 costs roughly $1,139 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Criterion CBMR187M4 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $88/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Criterion CBMR187M4 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 3,345 of 4,704, the Criterion CBMR187M4 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.