Running cost for the Elica ER36FRB191PR
The Elica ER36FRB191PR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 589 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $111 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 ER36FRB191PR compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 52.6% above it, ranking 4,018 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $38/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Elica ER36FRB191PR on that list: Bertazzoni REF36FDBZPNV/24 ($111/yr, 589 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FGHG2368T* ($111/yr, 589 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Elica lineup
Ranked 10 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Elica ER36FRB191PR that long and it costs about $1,440 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Elica ER36FRB191PR 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 $111/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Elica ER36FRB191PR 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.
How this was checked
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. The 589 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.