Jenn Air JURF242H Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Jenn Air JURF242H
ENERGY STAR certifies the Jenn Air JURF242H at 233 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $44 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 39.6% less, ranking 954 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $29/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Jenn Air JURF242H: Jenn Air JUGF242H ($44/yr, 233 kWh/yr), then Marvel MPBV424-IS31A ($44/yr, 234 kWh/yr).
Comparing Jenn Air's own models
Ranked 2 of Jenn Air's 9 certified refrigerators, this sits between the JUGF242H ($44/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the JBSSNE48PL ($151/yr, its priciest).
Jenn Air JURF242H over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $44/year, the Jenn Air JURF242H adds up to about $569 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $44/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Jenn Air JURF242H ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 954 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 233 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.