Gorenje VCS5297TPGVCS5297TPG Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Gorenje VCS5297TPGVCS5297TPG
ENERGY STAR certifies the Gorenje VCS5297TPGVCS5297TPG at 159 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $30 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Gorenje VCS5297TPGVCS5297TPG against the category
That's 58.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 161 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 $43/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Sub-Zero DEU2450R/ADA/ ($30/yr, 159 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Gorenje VCS5297TPGVCS5297TPG. XO XOU24WGSR ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Gorenje lineup
Gorenje sells 6 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $42/year under the HZF3567SED, 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 Gorenje VCS5297TPGVCS5297TPG that long and it costs about $389 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Gorenje VCS5297TPGVCS5297TPG is already efficient for its category at $30/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Gorenje VCS5297TPGVCS5297TPG 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
At rank 161 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. The 159 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.