Cuisinart CCF-31 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Cuisinart CCF-31: running cost
At 320 kWh/yr, the Cuisinart CCF-31's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $60 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 Cuisinart CCF-31 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 17.1% less, ranking 1,946 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $12/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Cuisinart CCF-31 on that list: Criterion CCR312DCE1B ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Danby DCR032C3 ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Cuisinart's own models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Cuisinart makes, the CCF-31 costs the most to run, $20/year more than Cuisinart's cheapest, the CCF-27.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $60/year, the Cuisinart CCF-31 adds up to about $782 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $60/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Cuisinart CCF-31 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
At rank 1,946 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. The 320 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.