Jenn Air JUGF242H Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Jenn Air JUGF242H costs to run
The Jenn Air JUGF242H is certified by ENERGY STAR at 233 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $44 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 39.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 953 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $29/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Avanti AR17T0W ($44/yr, 233 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Jenn Air JURF242H ($44/yr, 233 kWh/yr).
Within the Jenn Air lineup
Jenn Air sells 9 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $107/year under the JBSSNE48PL, its priciest.
Jenn Air JUGF242H over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Jenn Air JUGF242H costs roughly $569 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Jenn Air JUGF242H is already efficient for its category at $44/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$44/year to run is the predictable cost of the Jenn Air JUGF242H; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.