What the GOLDEN GRD18GHS costs to run
At 360 kWh/yr, the GOLDEN GRD18GHS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $68 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 6.7% less, ranking 2,499 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 $5/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 GOLDEN GRD18GHS: GOLDEN GRD18GHB ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr), then GOLDEN GRD18GHW ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr).
Within the GOLDEN lineup
Ranked 6 of GOLDEN's 11 certified refrigerators, this sits between the GUF21GHS ($59/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the BVIREF18W ($68/yr, its priciest).
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 GOLDEN GRD18GHS that long and it costs about $880 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the GOLDEN GRD18GHS is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,499 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.