ELEMENT ENR18TFGC Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the ELEMENT ENR18TFGC costs to run
At 360 kWh/yr, the ELEMENT ENR18TFGC's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,493 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 $5/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 Danby DFF176B1WDBL ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FFHT1822UB ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr).
Within the ELEMENT lineup
ELEMENT makes 34 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 18 of 34 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the EUF14CE at $38/yr, and its priciest, the ERBM19CBS-CA at $103/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the ELEMENT ENR18TFGC that long and it costs about $880 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The ELEMENT ENR18TFGC is already efficient for its category at $68/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
$68/year to run is the predictable cost of the ELEMENT ENR18TFGC; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 360 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.