Crosley CFEH2868A Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Crosley CFEH2868A
Brand: Crosley

Running cost for the Crosley CFEH2868A

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$136/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 725 kWh/yr, the Crosley CFEH2868A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.37per day

$11.36per month

725kWh per year, certified

$1,772over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $136 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Crosley CFEH2868A against the category

That's 87.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,551 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $64/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Frigidaire FRFS2823A ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Crosley CFEH2868A. Cafe CFE28UPM ($136/yr, 725 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Among Crosley's 35 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $94/year over the ARX443UW, the brand's cheapest.

Cost over its typical lifespan

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Crosley CFEH2868A costs roughly $1,772 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

At $136/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Crosley CFEH2868A or its replacement.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

$136/year to run is the predictable cost of the Crosley CFEH2868A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Ranked 4,551 of 4,704, the Crosley CFEH2868A 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 725 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.