Fisher & Paykel E522B Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Fisher & Paykel E522B: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Fisher & Paykel E522B at 454 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,229 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 $13/year over 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 VITARA VFFR1703ESE ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Fisher & Paykel RF170B ($85/yr, 454 kWh/yr).
Comparing Fisher & Paykel's own models
Fisher & Paykel makes 48 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 24 of 48 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RS2435V2 at $8/yr, and its priciest, the RF203QDUVX1 at $106/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Fisher & Paykel E522B that long and it costs about $1,110 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $85/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
Whether or not the Fisher & Paykel E522B 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. At rank 3,229 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.