Crown CRNREF02WT Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Crown CRNREF02WT costs to run
The Crown CRNREF02WT is certified by ENERGY STAR at 208 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Crown CRNREF02WT against the category
That's 46.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 396 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Danby DAR022A1BDB ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Crown CRNREF02WT. Comfee CRR16S3ARD ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Crown's own models
Crown sells 6 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $29/year under the CRNREF18WT, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the Crown CRNREF02WT adds up to about $508 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Crown CRNREF02WT is already efficient for its category at $39/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Crown CRNREF02WT ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 396 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.