Monogram ZWE23NSY Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Monogram ZWE23NSY
At 596 kWh/yr, the Monogram ZWE23NSY's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $112 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 54.4% above it, ranking 4,060 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 $39/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 ZWE23NSY: Monogram ZWE23NST ($112/yr, 596 kWh/yr), then Monogram ZWE23PSN ($112/yr, 596 kWh/yr).
Comparing Monogram's own models
Ranked 20 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Monogram ZWE23NSY costs roughly $1,457 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Monogram ZWE23NSY 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.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Monogram ZWE23NSY ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 596 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,060 of 4,704, the Monogram ZWE23NSY 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.