Ikea 20522287: running cost
The Ikea 20522287 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 670 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $126 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Ikea 20522287 against the category
That's 73.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,369 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 $53/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Ikea 40522286 ($126/yr, 670 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Ikea 20522287. Frigidaire PRFC2383A* ($126/yr, 670 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Ikea's own models
Ikea makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 21 of 24 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the HS-65LN(NA) TILLREDA N at $39/yr, and its priciest, the IX7DDEXGZ* at $129/yr.
Ikea 20522287 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $126/year, the Ikea 20522287 adds up to about $1,637 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
At $126/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Ikea 20522287 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $126/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
At rank 4,369 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 670 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.