What the Crosley XNE25JSK**** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Crosley XNE25JSK**** at 609 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 4,109 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 XNE25JSK****: Crosley XNE25JGK**** ($114/yr, 609 kWh/yr), then GE GNE25JGK**** ($114/yr, 609 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 28 of Crosley's 35 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ARX443UW ($42/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CFEH2868A* ($136/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Crosley XNE25JSK**** that long and it costs about $1,488 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
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 XNE25JSK**** or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Crosley XNE25JSK**** already costs $114/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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 4,109 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.