EUHOMY RF004-175ASI-CAEH: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the EUHOMY RF004-175ASI-CAEH at 512 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $96 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
EUHOMY RF004-175ASI-CAEH against the category
That's 32.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,541 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $24/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
EUHOMY RF004-175ASI-CAZX ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the EUHOMY RF004-175ASI-CAEH. COSMO COS-RFFV183RS� ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing EUHOMY's own models
EUHOMY sells 4 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, about the same, within a dollar a year, under the RF004-175ASI-USZX, its priciest.
EUHOMY RF004-175ASI-CAEH over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the EUHOMY RF004-175ASI-CAEH that long and it costs about $1,251 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $96/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $96/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 3,541 of 4,704, the EUHOMY RF004-175ASI-CAEH 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 512 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.