Running cost for the Mora RT180N3A*EM
ENERGY STAR certifies the Mora RT180N3A*EM at 450 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Mora RT180N3A*EM against the category
That's 16.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,188 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 $12/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
AVG ARBM172BSE ($85/yr, 451 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Mora RT180N3A*EM. Kenmore 896.7134##62## ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Mora makes 22 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 22 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RT073N1G*EM at $55/yr, and its priciest, the MRM260N6T*EW at $130/yr.
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 Mora RT180N3A*EM that long and it costs about $1,100 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $85/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Mora RT180N3A*EM or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$85/year to run is the predictable cost of the Mora RT180N3A*EM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 450 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.