Criterion CFDR286M4 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Criterion CFDR286M4 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion CFDR286M4 at 782 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $147 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 102.6% above it, ranking 4,665 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 $74/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 CFDR286M4: Samsung RF32CG5900 ($147/yr, 781 kWh/yr), then KUCHT KR900X ($147/yr, 782 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 49 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Criterion makes, the CFDR286M4 costs the most to run, $108/year more than Criterion's cheapest, the CCR17CE1B.
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 CFDR286M4 that long and it costs about $1,911 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Criterion CFDR286M4 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 $147/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $147/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. At rank 4,665 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.