GOLDEN GRD18GH Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the GOLDEN GRD18GH
ENERGY STAR certifies the GOLDEN GRD18GH at 360 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
GOLDEN GRD18GH against the category
That's 6.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,497 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 $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
GOLDEN GRD18GHB ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the GOLDEN GRD18GH. Frigidaire FFHT1822UW ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
GOLDEN makes 11 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 of 11 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the GUF21GHS at $59/yr, and its priciest, the BVIREF18W at $68/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the GOLDEN GRD18GH costs roughly $880 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The GOLDEN GRD18GH is already efficient for its category at $68/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the GOLDEN GRD18GH ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,497 of 4,704, the GOLDEN GRD18GH 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.