Running cost for the Criterion CTMR180H1S
The Criterion CTMR180H1S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 367 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $69 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 CTMR180H1S compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 4.9% less, ranking 2,656 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $4/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Criterion CTMR180H1S on that list: Criterion CTMR180H1B ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Criterion CTMR180H1W ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Criterion lineup
Ranked 32 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Criterion CTMR180H1S that long and it costs about $897 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Criterion CTMR180H1S already costs $69/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 367 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.