Criterion CTMR74C1S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Criterion CTMR74C1S: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion CTMR74C1S at 345 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $65 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.6% less, ranking 2,334 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 $8/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 CTMR74C1S: Criterion CTMR74C1B ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr), then Criterion CTMR74C1W ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 20 of Criterion's 49 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CCR17CE1B ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CFDR286M4 ($147/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Criterion CTMR74C1S costs roughly $843 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/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
The Criterion CTMR74C1S already costs $65/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
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. The 345 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.