Criterion CCR44CE1F Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Criterion CCR44CE1F costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion CCR44CE1F at 228 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $43 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Criterion CCR44CE1F against the category
That's 40.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 868 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 $30/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Criterion CCR44CE1W ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Criterion CCR44CE1F. Criterion CCR44CE1 ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Criterion lineup
Criterion makes 49 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 of 49 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCR17CE1B at $39/yr, and its priciest, the CFDR286M4 at $147/yr.
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 CCR44CE1F that long and it costs about $557 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Criterion CCR44CE1F is already efficient for its category at $43/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $43/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.