ELLIPSE ERQE165S2 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
ELLIPSE ERQE165S2: running cost
At 451 kWh/yr, the ELLIPSE ERQE165S2's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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 3,196 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 ELLIPSE ERQE165S ($85/yr, 451 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is TCL TRX17S3AHL-CA ($85/yr, 451 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
ELLIPSE makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 12 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the EFVC14W at $40/yr, and its priciest, the ERBM221SE at $110/yr.
ELLIPSE ERQE165S2 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $85/year, the ELLIPSE ERQE165S2 adds up to about $1,102 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The ELLIPSE ERQE165S2 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 $85/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 451 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,196 of 4,704, the ELLIPSE ERQE165S2 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.