Criterion CCR44CE1W Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Criterion CCR44CE1W costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion CCR44CE1W at 228 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $43 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 869 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 $30/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 CCR44CE1W: Criterion CCR44CE1F ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr), then Crown CRNREF04SS ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 7 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the Criterion CCR44CE1W adds up to about $557 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Criterion CCR44CE1W ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 869 of 4,704, the Criterion CCR44CE1W 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.