What the Crosley Professional ZFEH2848A* costs to run
At 652 kWh/yr, the Crosley Professional ZFEH2848A*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $123 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 68.9% above it, ranking 4,290 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 $50/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 Professional ZFEH2848A*: LG LF25S6206* ($122/yr, 649 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FRFN2813A* ($123/yr, 652 kWh/yr).
Within the Crosley Professional lineup
Ranked 2 of Crosley Professional's 3 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ZRSEH268A* ($122/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ZRFHW257S*** ($128/yr, its priciest).
Crosley Professional ZFEH2848A* over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $123/year, the Crosley Professional ZFEH2848A* adds up to about $1,593 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $123/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 Professional ZFEH2848A* or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $123/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
At rank 4,290 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. The 652 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.