ELEMENT ENR18CSFS: running cost
At 366 kWh/yr, the ELEMENT ENR18CSFS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $69 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 5.2% less, ranking 2,630 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 $4/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 ELEMENT ENR18CSFS: ELEMENT ENR18CSFB ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr), then ELEMENT ENR18CSFW ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 21 of ELEMENT's 34 certified refrigerators, this sits between the EUF14CE** ($38/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ERBM19CBS-CA ($103/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $69/year, the ELEMENT ENR18CSFS adds up to about $895 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $69/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 366 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,630 of 4,704, the ELEMENT ENR18CSFS 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.