Perlick HC24RB4E-**-*****: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Perlick HC24RB4E-**-***** at 266 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $50 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Perlick HC24RB4E-**-***** against the category
That's 31.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,370 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 $23/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Perlick HP24RS4E-**-***** ($50/yr, 266 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Perlick HC24RB4E-**-*****. Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet HK24RS4E-**-***** ($50/yr, 266 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Perlick makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 21 of 31 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the URA24W*1-5-**** at $19/yr, and its priciest, the HP24T*4C-**-***** at $52/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Perlick HC24RB4E-**-***** that long and it costs about $650 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Perlick HC24RB4E-**-***** is already efficient for its category at $50/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
A refrigerator like the Perlick HC24RB4E-**-***** is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.