Emerson CR0026 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Emerson CR0026 costs to run
At 213 kWh/yr, the Emerson CR0026'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.
Where this ranks
That's 44.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 511 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 $33/year under 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 Arctic King ARM24S4AWW ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Galanz GLR25MR10 ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr).
Within the Emerson lineup
Emerson makes 7 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 7 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CR0016 at $39/yr, and its priciest, the CR0232 at $60/yr.
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 Emerson CR0026 that long and it costs about $521 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Emerson CR0026 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Emerson CR0026 already costs $40/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. 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.