Monogram ZWE23NST Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Monogram ZWE23NST: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Monogram ZWE23NST at 596 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $112 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Monogram ZWE23NST against the category
That's 54.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,059 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $39/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Monogram ZWE23NSY ($112/yr, 596 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Monogram ZWE23NST. Monogram ZWE23ESN ($112/yr, 596 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Monogram's own models
Monogram makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 19 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ZIW241NBW at $22/yr, and its priciest, the ZICS360NV at $114/yr.
Monogram ZWE23NST over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Monogram ZWE23NST costs roughly $1,457 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Monogram ZWE23NST runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $112/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Monogram ZWE23NST is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,059 of 4,704, the Monogram ZWE23NST sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 596 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.