Elica EC24SRN12IPR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Elica EC24SRN12IPR: running cost
The Elica EC24SRN12IPR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 295 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $55 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 23.6% less, ranking 1,672 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 $17/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 Elica EC24SRN12IPR: Bertazzoni REF24RCBPNV ($55/yr, 295 kWh/yr), then FULGOR MILANO FM4CR24FBI ($55/yr, 295 kWh/yr).
Comparing Elica's own models
Of the 11 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Elica makes, the EC24SRN12IPR is the cheapest to run, $55/year less than Elica's priciest, the ER36SRB191PR-R.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Elica EC24SRN12IPR that long and it costs about $721 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $55/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Elica EC24SRN12IPR already costs $55/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,672 of 4,704, the Elica EC24SRN12IPR 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.