Perlick HC24B4C-- Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Perlick HC24B4C-- costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Perlick HC24B4C-- at 276 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Perlick HC24B4C-- against the category
That's 28.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,553 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 $21/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Perlick HC24R4C-- ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Perlick HC24B4C--. Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24T4C-- ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Perlick makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 26 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 HC24B4C-- over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $52/year, the Perlick HC24B4C-- adds up to about $675 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Perlick HC24B4C-- is already efficient for its category at $52/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Perlick HC24B4C-- already costs $52/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,553 of 4,704, the Perlick HC24B4C-- 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.