Criterion CTMR205M**: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion CTMR205M** at 390 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $73 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 1% above it, ranking 2,825 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 $1/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 CTMR205M**: Bertazzoni REF24PR ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr), then Criterion CTMR205M1* ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 34 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 CTMR205M** over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Criterion CTMR205M** costs roughly $953 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/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 CTMR205M** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 390 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.