Running cost for the Ikea K00462152*
ENERGY STAR certifies the Ikea K00462152* at 416 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $78 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Ikea K00462152* against the category
That's 7.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,984 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 $6/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Ikea K80462148* ($78/yr, 416 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Ikea K00462152*. Frigidaire FFHT1425V* ($78/yr, 416 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Ikea makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 11 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.
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 K00462152* that long and it costs about $1,017 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Ikea K00462152* is already efficient for its category at $78/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 $78/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 416 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.