What the Criterion CTMR74C1W costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Criterion CTMR74C1W 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 2,335 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 CTMR74C1W: Criterion CTMR74C1S ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr), then Danby DPF074V1SLDB-6 ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr).
Comparing Criterion's own models
Ranked 21 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 CTMR74C1W costs roughly $843 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
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
$65/year to run is the predictable cost of the Criterion CTMR74C1W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 2,335 of 4,704, the Criterion CTMR74C1W sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 345 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.