Running cost for the Newair NRF033****
At 220 kWh/yr, the Newair NRF033****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Newair NRF033**** against the category
That's 43% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 783 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 $31/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Newair NRF033BK00 ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Newair NRF033****. Miele KU 7175 D ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Newair lineup
Newair makes 7 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 7 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the NWB060SS00 at $27/yr, and its priciest, the NRF031GA00 at $51/yr.
Newair NRF033**** over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Newair NRF033**** costs roughly $538 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Newair NRF033**** is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Newair NRF033**** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
At rank 783 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. The 220 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.