Criterion CTMR142C1W: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion CTMR142C1W at 332 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $62 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.
How the Criterion CTMR142C1W compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 14% less, ranking 2,177 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $10/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Criterion CTMR142C1W on that list: Criterion CTMR142C1S ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Danby DFF143V1SSDB ($62/yr, 332 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Criterion's own models
Ranked 16 of Criterion's 49 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CCR17CE1B ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CFDR286M4* ($147/yr, its priciest).
Criterion CTMR142C1W over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Criterion CTMR142C1W that long and it costs about $811 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Criterion CTMR142C1W ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
At rank 2,177 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. The 332 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.