Monogram ZIR361NBR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Monogram ZIR361NBR: running cost
The Monogram ZIR361NBR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 358 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $67 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 7.3% less, ranking 2,466 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 $5/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 Monogram ZIR361NBR: Marathon MFF182W ($67/yr, 358 kWh/yr), then Monogram ZIR361NPR ($67/yr, 358 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 10 of Monogram's 27 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ZIW241NBW ($22/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ZICS360NV ($114/yr, its priciest).
Monogram ZIR361NBR over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Monogram ZIR361NBR that long and it costs about $875 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $67/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
$67/year to run is the predictable cost of the Monogram ZIR361NBR; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 358 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,466 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.