Crosley XNE25JGK****: running cost
At 609 kWh/yr, the Crosley XNE25JGK****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $114 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 57.8% above it, ranking 4,108 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 $42/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 XNE25JGK****: LG LF25S6200* ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr), then Crosley XNE25JSK**** ($114/yr, 609 kWh/yr).
Within the Crosley lineup
Ranked 27 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Crosley XNE25JGK**** that long and it costs about $1,488 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $114/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 XNE25JGK**** or its replacement.
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If you're keeping it
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Crosley XNE25JGK****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,108 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.