ELEMENT EUF14CDB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
ELEMENT EUF14CDB: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the ELEMENT EUF14CDB at 269 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 30.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,407 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 $22/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 Comfee CRM44S3AST ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Frigidaire FRPE4436AV ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
ELEMENT makes 34 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 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 EUF14CDB over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the ELEMENT EUF14CDB that long and it costs about $657 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The ELEMENT EUF14CDB is already efficient for its category at $51/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The ELEMENT EUF14CDB already costs $51/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 1,407 of 4,704, the ELEMENT EUF14CDB 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. The 269 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.