Elisii DERTM240SW1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Elisii DERTM240SW1 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Elisii DERTM240SW1 at 422 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $79 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Elisii DERTM240SW1 against the category
That's 9.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,013 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Elisii DERTM240WW1 ($79/yr, 422 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Elisii DERTM240SW1. Elisii DERTM240BW1 ($79/yr, 422 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Elisii lineup
Elisii makes 23 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 20 of 23 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DECVC1382 at $40/yr, and its priciest, the DFDBM184W1 at $103/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Elisii DERTM240SW1 that long and it costs about $1,031 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $79/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The Elisii DERTM240SW1 already costs $79/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 422 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,013 of 4,704, the Elisii DERTM240SW1 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.