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.