Elica ER36SRB191PR-R: running cost
At 590 kWh/yr, the Elica ER36SRB191PR-R's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 52.8% above it, ranking 4,031 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 $38/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 ER36SRB191PR-R: Durra Elite DE210FDBMDSS ($111/yr, 590 kWh/yr), then Forno FFFFD1866-36SB ($111/yr, 590 kWh/yr).
Comparing Elica's own models
Of the 11 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Elica makes, the ER36SRB191PR-R costs the most to run, $55/year more than Elica's cheapest, the EC24SRN12IPR.
Elica ER36SRB191PR-R 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 ER36SRB191PR-R that long and it costs about $1,442 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $111/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Elica ER36SRB191PR-R 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.
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. 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.