OMNImax 3750-077 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the OMNImax 3750-077 costs to run
The OMNImax 3750-077 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 549 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $103 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 42.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,725 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 $31/year over 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 Moffat MNE18DYTNFS ($103/yr, 549 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is OMNImax 3760-333 ($103/yr, 549 kWh/yr).
Within the OMNImax lineup
OMNImax makes 16 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 11 of 16 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the 3730-937 at $40/yr, and its priciest, the 3760-675 at $111/yr.
OMNImax 3750-077 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the OMNImax 3750-077 costs roughly $1,342 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The OMNImax 3750-077 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $103/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $103/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 549 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,725 of 4,704, the OMNImax 3750-077 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.