Elisii DERTM181SW4 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Elisii DERTM181SW4 costs to run
At 363 kWh/yr, the Elisii DERTM181SW4's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $68 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 Elisii DERTM181SW4 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 6% less, ranking 2,593 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $4/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Elisii DERTM181SW4 on that list: Elisii DERTM181BW4 ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Elisii DERTM181WW4 ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Elisii's own models
Ranked 13 of Elisii's 23 certified refrigerators, this sits between the DECVC1382 ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DFDBM184W1 ($103/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $68/year, the Elisii DERTM181SW4 adds up to about $887 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $68/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 363 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.