Elisii DERTM240BW1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Elisii DERTM240BW1
At 422 kWh/yr, the Elisii DERTM240BW1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $79 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 9.3% above it, ranking 3,012 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 $7/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 Elisii DERTM240BW1: BLACK DECKER BR2400JW ($79/yr, 422 kWh/yr), then Elisii DERTM240SW1 ($79/yr, 422 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 19 of Elisii's 23 certified refrigerators, this sits between the DECVC1382 ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DFDBM184W1 ($103/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Elisii DERTM240BW1 costs roughly $1,031 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Elisii DERTM240BW1 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 $79/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $79/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
At rank 3,012 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 422 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.