Criterion CTMR180H1W Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Criterion CTMR180H1W
The Criterion CTMR180H1W 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 CTMR180H1W compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 4.9% less, ranking 2,657 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 CTMR180H1W on that list: Criterion CTMR180H1S ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while EPIC EFF181W ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 33 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 CTMR180H1W that long and it costs about $897 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/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 CTMR180H1W 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,657 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.