ICEBOX IBCR17SLT Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the ICEBOX IBCR17SLT
At 208 kWh/yr, the ICEBOX IBCR17SLT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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 46.1% less, ranking 419 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 $33/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 ICEBOX IBCR17SLT: ICEBOX IBCR17MNT ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr), then ICEBOX IBCR17SUN ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr).
Within the ICEBOX lineup
Ranked 3 of ICEBOX's 8 certified refrigerators, this sits between the IBCR17BLS ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the IBCR25SUN ($40/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $39/year, the ICEBOX IBCR17SLT adds up to about $508 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The ICEBOX IBCR17SLT 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
At rank 419 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 208 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.