What the EuroDesign EDR085S costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the EuroDesign EDR085S at 235 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $44 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 39.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 966 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 $28/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 ELLIPSE ERT085W ($44/yr, 235 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Marathon MAR86BLS ($44/yr, 235 kWh/yr).
Comparing EuroDesign's own models
EuroDesign sells 3 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $43/year under the RDBM191**, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $44/year, the EuroDesign EDR085S adds up to about $574 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The EuroDesign EDR085S is already efficient for its category at $44/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
Whether or not the EuroDesign EDR085S ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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. Ranked 966 of 4,704, the EuroDesign EDR085S 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.