MAXXIMUM MAXRD24O Running Cost (Refrigerator)
MAXXIMUM MAXRD24O: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the MAXXIMUM MAXRD24O at 256 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $48 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 33.7% less, ranking 1,207 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 $24/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 MAXXIMUM MAXRD24O: Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK15R4E-- ($48/yr, 256 kWh/yr), then Perlick HP15R4E-- ($48/yr, 256 kWh/yr).
Comparing MAXXIMUM's own models
Ranked 2 of MAXXIMUM's 3 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MAXRD15O, MAXRD15SS ($48/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MAXR24SS, MAXR24OD ($49/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the MAXXIMUM MAXRD24O that long and it costs about $626 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$48/year to run is the predictable cost of the MAXXIMUM MAXRD24O; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
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. The 256 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.