Emerson CR0045 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Emerson CR0045
The Emerson CR0045 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 226 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $42 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 Emerson CR0045 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 41.5% less, ranking 812 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Emerson CR0045 on that list: Danby Designer DCR044A4 ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frestec;Upstreman FTC45R ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Emerson's own models
Ranked 4 of Emerson's 7 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CR0016 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CR0232 ($60/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 Emerson CR0045 that long and it costs about $552 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $42/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$42/year to run is the predictable cost of the Emerson CR0045; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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 226 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.