DECHEF DCR18FS5S16 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the DECHEF DCR18FS5S16
The DECHEF DCR18FS5S16 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 540 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $102 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 39.9% above it, ranking 3,669 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 $29/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 DECHEF DCR18FS5S16: DECHEF DCR18FS5M16 ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr), then Fhiaba KS300TST3IU ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr).
Comparing DECHEF's own models
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators DECHEF makes, the DCR18FS5S16 costs the most to run, $15/year more than DECHEF's cheapest, the DCR18FS5M16.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $102/year, the DECHEF DCR18FS5S16 adds up to about $1,320 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $102/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $102/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
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. The 540 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.