Newair NRF031 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Newair NRF031 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Newair NRF031 at 270 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 30.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,479 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $22/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Midea WHD-113FW1 ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Newair NRF031BK00 ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Newair makes 7 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 of 7 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the NWB060SS00 at $27/yr, and its priciest, the NRF031GA00 at $51/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 Newair NRF031 that long and it costs about $660 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Newair NRF031 is already efficient for its category at $51/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$51/year to run is the predictable cost of the Newair NRF031; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,479 of 4,704, the Newair NRF031 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.