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 CFE28UP*M*** ($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.