Running cost for the Emerson CR2700B
ENERGY STAR certifies the Emerson CR2700B at 255 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $48 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.9% less, ranking 1,187 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $25/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Emerson CR2700B: Comfee CERM26B0AIX ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr), then Insignia NS-CF27BK6 ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr).
Comparing Emerson's own models
Ranked 6 of Emerson's 7 certified refrigerators, this sits between the CR0016*** ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CR0232*** ($60/yr, its priciest).
Emerson CR2700B over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Emerson CR2700B that long and it costs about $623 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/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
At $48/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 255 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 1,187 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.