Elisii DFDBM184W1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Elisii DFDBM184W1
The Elisii DFDBM184W1 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 465 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $87 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 DFDBM184W1 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 20.5% above it, ranking 3,321 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $15/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Elisii DFDBM184W1 on that list: ELEMENT ERFD19CGC ($87/yr, 465 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FRFN1801AF ($87/yr, 465 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 22 of Elisii's 23 certified refrigerators, this sits between the DECVC1382 ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DFDBM184W1 ($103/yr, its priciest).
Elisii DFDBM184W1 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Elisii DFDBM184W1 that long and it costs about $1,136 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $87/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.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Elisii DFDBM184W1 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. At rank 3,321 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.