Crosley Professional ZRFHW257S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Crosley Professional ZRFHW257S: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Crosley Professional ZRFHW257S at 683 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $128 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 Professional ZRFHW257S compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 76.9% above it, ranking 4,413 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 Professional ZRFHW257S on that list: LG LRFLS3226 ($128/yr, 682 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung RF29BB8900 ($128/yr, 683 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Crosley Professional's own models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Crosley Professional makes, the ZRFHW257S costs the most to run, $7/year more than Crosley Professional's cheapest, the ZRSEH268A.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $128/year, the Crosley Professional ZRFHW257S adds up to about $1,669 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $128/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Crosley Professional ZRFHW257S 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 683 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,413 of 4,704, the Crosley Professional ZRFHW257S 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.