Monogram ZIR360NN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Monogram ZIR360NN: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Monogram ZIR360NN at 364 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 5.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,612 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 $4/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 Vissani VRT180P3AWE ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Monogram ZIR360NP ($68/yr, 364 kWh/yr).
Comparing Monogram's own models
Monogram makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 12 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ZIW241NBW at $22/yr, and its priciest, the ZICS360NV at $114/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 Monogram ZIR360NN that long and it costs about $890 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Monogram ZIR360NN is already efficient for its category at $68/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 $68/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
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 364 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.