Crown CRNREF04SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Crown CRNREF04SS
ENERGY STAR certifies the Crown CRNREF04SS at 228 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $43 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 870 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 $30/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 Crown CRNREF04SS: Criterion CCR44CE1W ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr), then Danby DCR044B1BM ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of Crown's 6 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CRNREF02WT ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CRNREF18WT ($68/yr, its priciest).
Crown CRNREF04SS over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the Crown CRNREF04SS adds up to about $557 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$43/year to run is the predictable cost of the Crown CRNREF04SS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 228 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.