Monogram ZIRS360NN Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Monogram ZIRS360NN: running cost
The Monogram ZIRS360NN is certified by ENERGY STAR at 364 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $68 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.
How the Monogram ZIRS360NN compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 5.7% less, ranking 2,614 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $4/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Monogram ZIRS360NN on that list: Monogram ZIR360NP ($68/yr, 364 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Monogram ZIRS360NP ($68/yr, 364 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Monogram's own models
Ranked 14 of Monogram's 27 certified refrigerators, this sits between the ZIW241NBW ($22/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ZICS360NV ($114/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 Monogram ZIRS360NN that long and it costs about $890 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Monogram ZIRS360NN ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
At rank 2,614 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 364 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.