Running cost for the Crosley CFDNH2218AS
The Crosley CFDNH2218AS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 660 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $124 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 71% above it, ranking 4,330 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 $52/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 CFDNH2218AS: Zline RFM-W-36-BS ($124/yr, 658 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FFHD2250T* ($124/yr, 660 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 32 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Crosley CFDNH2218AS costs roughly $1,613 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Crosley CFDNH2218AS 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 $124/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Crosley CFDNH2218AS already costs $124/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 660 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 4,330 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.