Hamilton Beach EFR100-B-BLACK: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Hamilton Beach EFR100-B-BLACK at 206 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $39 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 46.6% less, ranking 360 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 $34/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 Hamilton Beach EFR100-B-BLACK: FRIGIDAIRE;RCA EFR100 ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr), then Hamilton Beach HBF1600-BLUE ($39/yr, 206 kWh/yr).
Within the Hamilton Beach lineup
Ranked 2 of Hamilton Beach's 33 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HBFR115-AMZ-BLACK-6COM ($38/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HBF2067/HZ7602 ($87/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the Hamilton Beach EFR100-B-BLACK adds up to about $503 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Hamilton Beach EFR100-B-BLACK already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 360 of 4,704, the Hamilton Beach EFR100-B-BLACK 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 206 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.