Elisii DERTM201SW1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Elisii DERTM201SW1 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Elisii DERTM201SW1 at 380 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $71 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 DERTM201SW1 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 1.6% less, ranking 2,760 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Elisii DERTM201SW1 on that list: Elisii DERTM201BW1 ($71/yr, 380 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Elisii DERTM201WW1 ($71/yr, 380 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Elisii's own models
Ranked 17 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 $71/year, the Elisii DERTM201SW1 adds up to about $929 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $71/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
Whether or not the Elisii DERTM201SW1 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 2,760 of 4,704, the Elisii DERTM201SW1 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.