Mora RT073N1GEM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Mora RT073N1GEM
The Mora RT073N1GEM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 294 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $55 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 Mora RT073N1GEM compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 23.8% less, ranking 1,670 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $17/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Mora RT073N1GEM on that list: Hisense RT073N1GEH ($55/yr, 294 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Bertazzoni REF24RCBPNV ($55/yr, 295 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Mora lineup
Of the 22 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Mora makes, the RT073N1GEM is the cheapest to run, $75/year less than Mora's priciest, the MRM260N6TEW.
Mora RT073N1GEM 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 RT073N1GEM that long and it costs about $719 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $55/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
The Mora RT073N1GEM already costs $55/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,670 of 4,704, the Mora RT073N1GEM 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.