Crosley CRFHW256S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Crosley CRFHW256S
The Crosley CRFHW256S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 685 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $129 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.
How the Crosley CRFHW256S compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 77.5% above it, ranking 4,419 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $56/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Crosley CRFHW256S on that list: KitchenAid KRSF536R ($129/yr, 684 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Ikea IX7DDEXDS ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 33 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Crosley CRFHW256S costs roughly $1,674 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
At $129/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 CRFHW256S or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Crosley CRFHW256S ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.