Running cost for the Crosley CFDMH1834AS
The Crosley CFDMH1834AS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 465 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $87 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 20.5% above it, ranking 3,318 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 $15/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 CFDMH1834AS: Crosley CFDMH1834AB ($87/yr, 465 kWh/yr), then Crosley CFDMH1834AW ($87/yr, 465 kWh/yr).
Within the Crosley lineup
Ranked 17 of Crosley's 35 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ARX443UW ($42/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CFEH2868A* ($136/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $87/year, the Crosley CFDMH1834AS adds up to about $1,136 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Crosley CFDMH1834AS runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $87/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $87/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 465 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 3,318 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.