What the Gorenje HZF3267SCD costs to run
At 370 kWh/yr, the Gorenje HZF3267SCD's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $70 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Gorenje HZF3267SCD against the category
That's 4.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,716 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 $3/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Gorenje HZF3267SED ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Gorenje HZF3267SCD. Amana ART348FFF*** ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Gorenje makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VCS5297TPGVCS5297TPG at $30/yr, and its priciest, the HZF3567SED at $71/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 Gorenje HZF3267SCD that long and it costs about $904 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Gorenje HZF3267SCD is already efficient for its category at $70/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Gorenje HZF3267SCD 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.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,716 of 4,704, the Gorenje HZF3267SCD 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 370 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.