Running cost for the ELEMENT ERFD19CGC*
ENERGY STAR certifies the ELEMENT ERFD19CGC* at 465 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $87 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 20.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,320 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 $15/year over 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 Crosley CFDMH1834AW ($87/yr, 465 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Elisii DFDBM184*W1 ($87/yr, 465 kWh/yr).
Within the ELEMENT lineup
ELEMENT makes 34 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 28 of 34 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the EUF14CE** at $38/yr, and its priciest, the ERBM19CBS-CA at $103/yr.
ELEMENT ERFD19CGC* over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $87/year, the ELEMENT ERFD19CGC* adds up to about $1,136 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The ELEMENT ERFD19CGC* runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $87/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the ELEMENT ERFD19CGC* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 465 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,320 of 4,704, the ELEMENT ERFD19CGC* 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.