What the EPIC EFF181W costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the EPIC EFF181W at 367 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $69 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 4.9% less, ranking 2,658 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 $4/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 EPIC EFF181W: Criterion CTMR180H1W ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr), then Frestec FR 1802 BK ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 3 of EPIC's 4 certified refrigerators, this sits between the EFF123W ($59/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the EFF202SS ($72/yr, its priciest).
EPIC EFF181W over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the EPIC EFF181W costs roughly $897 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$69/year to run is the predictable cost of the EPIC EFF181W; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 2,658 of 4,704, the EPIC EFF181W 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 367 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.