What the DOMETIC C60G2 costs to run
At 170 kWh/yr, the DOMETIC C60G2's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $32 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 56% less, ranking 177 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 $41/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 DOMETIC C60G2: DOMETIC C60G1 ($32/yr, 170 kWh/yr), then Frigidaire FFCS0562AW ($32/yr, 170 kWh/yr).
Comparing DOMETIC's own models
Ranked 10 of DOMETIC's 15 certified refrigerators, this sits between the C40S1 ($20/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the EA24D ($50/yr, its priciest).
DOMETIC C60G2 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 C60G2 that long and it costs about $415 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $32/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $32/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 170 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 177 of 4,704, the DOMETIC C60G2 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.