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What the DOMETIC C60G1 costs to run

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$32/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the DOMETIC C60G1 at 170 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.09per day
$2.66per month
170kWh per year, certified
$415over a 13-yr lifespan

The $32 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 56% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 176 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $41/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Avanti RMRS31X6BL-IS ($32/yr, 169 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is DOMETIC C60G2 ($32/yr, 170 kWh/yr).

Comparing DOMETIC's own models

DOMETIC makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the C40S1 at $20/yr, and its priciest, the EA24D at $50/yr.

DOMETIC C60G1 over 13 years

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the DOMETIC C60G1 that long and it costs about $415 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Shopping for a new one

The DOMETIC C60G1 is already efficient for its category at $32/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

A refrigerator like the DOMETIC C60G1 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.

The data behind this page

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 170 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.