DOMETIC C60S2: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the DOMETIC C60S2 at 145 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $27 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 62.4% less, ranking 107 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 $45/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 C60S2: DOMETIC C60S1 ($27/yr, 145 kWh/yr), then Zephyr PRW15C01CG ($27/yr, 145 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 6 of DOMETIC's 15 certified refrigerators, this sits between the C40S1 ($20/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the EA24D ($50/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the DOMETIC C60S2 costs roughly $354 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $27/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
$27/year to run is the predictable cost of the DOMETIC C60S2; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 145 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 107 of 4,704, the DOMETIC C60S2 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.