ICEBOX IBCR25MNT Running Cost (Refrigerator)
ICEBOX IBCR25MNT: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the ICEBOX IBCR25MNT at 214 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $40 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
ICEBOX IBCR25MNT against the category
That's 44.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 535 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
ICEBOX IBCR25SLT ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the ICEBOX IBCR25MNT. ICEBOX IBCR25BLS ($40/yr, 214 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the ICEBOX lineup
ICEBOX makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the IBCR17BLS at $39/yr, and its priciest, the IBCR25SUN at $40/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $40/year, the ICEBOX IBCR25MNT adds up to about $523 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The ICEBOX IBCR25MNT is already efficient for its category at $40/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
At $40/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 535 of 4,704, the ICEBOX IBCR25MNT 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.