ELLIPSE EFVC14W Running Cost (Refrigerator)
ELLIPSE EFVC14W: running cost
At 211 kWh/yr, the ELLIPSE EFVC14W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
ELLIPSE EFVC14W against the category
That's 45.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 495 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Insignia NS-UZ1427 ($40/yr, 211 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the ELLIPSE EFVC14W. Elisii DECVC138W2 ($40/yr, 211 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing ELLIPSE's own models
ELLIPSE sells 12 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $70/year under the ERBM221SE, its priciest.
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 ELLIPSE EFVC14W that long and it costs about $516 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The ELLIPSE EFVC14W is already efficient for its category at $40/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the ELLIPSE EFVC14W is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
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. The 211 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.