What the Newair NRF031BK00 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Newair NRF031BK00 at 270 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $51 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 Newair NRF031BK00 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 30.1% less, ranking 1,480 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $22/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Newair NRF031BK00 on that list: Newair NRF031**** ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Newair NRF031GA00 ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Newair's own models
Ranked 6 of Newair's 7 certified refrigerators, this sits between the NWB060SS00 ($27/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the NRF031GA00 ($51/yr, its priciest).
Newair NRF031BK00 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Newair NRF031BK00 that long and it costs about $660 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $51/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Newair NRF031BK00 already costs $51/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 270 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 1,480 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.