ELLIPSE ERTM180WE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the ELLIPSE ERTM180WE
At 362 kWh/yr, the ELLIPSE ERTM180WE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $68 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 ELLIPSE ERTM180WE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 6.2% less, ranking 2,527 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $5/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the ELLIPSE ERTM180WE on that list: ELEMENT ERT18CS ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FFHT1824U ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 6 of ELLIPSE's 12 certified refrigerators, this sits between the EFVC14W ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ERBM221SE ($110/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the ELLIPSE ERTM180WE that long and it costs about $885 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$68/year to run is the predictable cost of the ELLIPSE ERTM180WE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 2,527 of 4,704, the ELLIPSE ERTM180WE 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. The 362 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.