Perlick HA24R4C-- Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Perlick HA24R4C--: running cost
The Perlick HA24R4C-- is certified by ENERGY STAR at 272 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 29.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,495 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 $21/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 Perlick HA24B4C-- ($51/yr, 272 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Arctic Wind AUFSS210ETH-LK ($51/yr, 273 kWh/yr).
Comparing Perlick's own models
Perlick makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 25 of 31 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the URA24W1-5- at $19/yr, and its priciest, the HP24T4C-- at $52/yr.
Perlick HA24R4C-- over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Perlick HA24R4C-- that long and it costs about $665 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Perlick HA24R4C-- 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
Whether or not the Perlick HA24R4C-- ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
At rank 1,495 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 272 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.