ELEMENT EUF17CEEW Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: ELEMENT EUF17CEEW
Brand: ELEMENT

Running cost for the ELEMENT EUF17CEEW

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$54/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

ENERGY STAR certifies the ELEMENT EUF17CEEW at 288 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.15per day

$4.51per month

288kWh per year, certified

$704over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $54 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

ELEMENT EUF17CEEW against the category

That's 25.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,634 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $18/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

FARBERWARE FW-UFR171-I3B ($54/yr, 288 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the ELEMENT EUF17CEEW. ELEMENT EUF17CEES ($54/yr, 288 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the ELEMENT lineup

ELEMENT makes 34 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 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 EUF17CEEW over 13 years

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $54/year, the ELEMENT EUF17CEEW adds up to about $704 in electricity over that span.

Is it worth replacing?

The ELEMENT EUF17CEEW is already efficient for its category at $54/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

A refrigerator like the ELEMENT EUF17CEEW is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 288 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.