HOUSE KOBO WZTMF18 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the HOUSE KOBO WZTMF18
ENERGY STAR certifies the HOUSE KOBO WZTMF18 at 362 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 6.2% less, ranking 2,535 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 HOUSE KOBO WZTMF18: HOUSE KOBO HD-663FWEN ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr), then Ikea LAGAN N 30587626 ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr).
Within the HOUSE KOBO lineup
Ranked 3 of HOUSE KOBO's 6 certified refrigerators, this sits between the UR-BCD398WE-SQ- ($63/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the UR-BCD636WE-ST-WZ ($111/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $68/year, the HOUSE KOBO WZTMF18 adds up to about $885 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/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
$68/year to run is the predictable cost of the HOUSE KOBO WZTMF18; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 362 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.