GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-S45LA0-1 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-S45LA0-1
At 226 kWh/yr, the GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-S45LA0-1's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $42 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 41.5% less, ranking 823 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 $30/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 GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-S45LA0-1: GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-B45LA0-1 ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr), then Kenmore 896.99119520 ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr).
Within the GENUINE COMFORT lineup
Ranked 8 of GENUINE COMFORT's 10 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GCCF-B16LA0-1 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the GCCF-S45LA1-1 ($43/yr, its priciest).
GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-S45LA0-1 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-S45LA0-1 costs roughly $552 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $42/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
$42/year to run is the predictable cost of the GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-S45LA0-1; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 823 of 4,704, the GENUINE COMFORT GCCF-S45LA0-1 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 226 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.