Crosley CBMH1873 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Crosley CBMH1873: running cost
At 550 kWh/yr, the Crosley CBMH1873's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $103 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 42.5% above it, ranking 3,739 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 $31/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 Crosley CBMH1873: Criterion CBMR187M4 ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr), then Danby DBM187E1SSDB ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 24 of Crosley's 35 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ARX443UW ($42/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CFEH2868A ($136/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $103/year, the Crosley CBMH1873 adds up to about $1,344 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $103/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Crosley CBMH1873 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 550 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,739 of 4,704, the Crosley CBMH1873 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.