Running cost for the Criterion CTMR180H1S
At 450 kWh/yr, the Criterion CTMR180H1S's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 16.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,179 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 $12/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 Criterion CTMR180H1B ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Criterion CTMR180H1W ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Criterion makes 49 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 40 of 49 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CCR17CE1B at $39/yr, and its priciest, the CFDR286M4* at $147/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Criterion CTMR180H1S costs roughly $1,100 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Criterion CTMR180H1S 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 $85/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $85/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. 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.