ELLIPSE ERQE165S: running cost
The ELLIPSE ERQE165S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 451 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 16.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,195 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $12/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Commercial Cool CCR1800GIMW ($85/yr, 451 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ELLIPSE ERQE165S2 ($85/yr, 451 kWh/yr).
Within the ELLIPSE lineup
ELLIPSE makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 12 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the EFVC14W at $40/yr, and its priciest, the ERBM221SE at $110/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the ELLIPSE ERQE165S costs roughly $1,102 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $85/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $85/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,195 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.