Elica ER24SRB11XVS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Elica ER24SRB11XVS: running cost
At 396 kWh/yr, the Elica ER24SRB11XVS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $74 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.
How the Elica ER24SRB11XVS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 2.6% above it, ranking 2,895 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Elica ER24SRB11XVS on that list: BERTAZZONII RBM24F4FXNV ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while FULGOR MILANO FM4FBM24VS2 ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Elica's own models
Ranked 4 of Elica's 11 certified refrigerators, this sits between the EC24SRN12IPR ($55/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ER36SRB191PR-R ($111/yr, its priciest).
Elica ER24SRB11XVS over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Elica ER24SRB11XVS that long and it costs about $968 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the Elica ER24SRB11XVS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,895 of 4,704, the Elica ER24SRB11XVS 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.