Running cost for the Crosley CRMH203A*
At 390 kWh/yr, the Crosley CRMH203A*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $73 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 CRMH203A* compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 1% above it, ranking 2,827 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Crosley CRMH203A* on that list: Criterion CTMR205M1* ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while ELEMENT ERT21CS** ($73/yr, 390 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Crosley's own models
Ranked 13 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 $73/year, the Crosley CRMH203A* adds up to about $953 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $73/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Crosley CRMH203A* 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 390 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.