Mora RB110N3AEM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Mora RB110N3AEM costs to run
The Mora RB110N3AEM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 391 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $74 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 1.3% above it, ranking 2,856 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 $1/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 Mora RB110N3AEM: Hisense RB12A2CE ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr), then Premium Levella PRN7105HW ($74/yr, 391 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 of Mora's 22 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RT073N1GEM ($55/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MRM260N6TEW ($130/yr, its priciest).
Mora RB110N3AEM over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Mora RB110N3AEM that long and it costs about $956 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/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
At $74/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 391 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,856 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.