Ikea 40522286: running cost
The Ikea 40522286 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.
That $126 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.
How the Ikea 40522286 compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 73.6% above it, ranking 4,370 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $53/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Ikea 40522286 on that list: Ikea 20522287 ($126/yr, 670 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while LG LL27T3530* ($126/yr, 670 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Ikea lineup
Ranked 22 of Ikea's 24 certified refrigerators, this sits between the HS-65LN(NA) TILLREDA N ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the IX7DDEXGZ* ($129/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Ikea 40522286 that long and it costs about $1,637 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $126/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Ikea 40522286 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
At rank 4,370 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.