Perlick HC24T4C-- Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Perlick HC24T4C--
Brand: Perlick

Perlick HC24T4C--: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$52/year, priced at the national-average rate

At 276 kWh/yr, the Perlick HC24T4C--'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.14per day

$4.32per month

276kWh per year, certified

$675over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 28.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,555 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 HC24R4C-- ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Perlick HP24B4C-- ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Perlick makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 28 of 31 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the URA24W1-5- at $19/yr, and its priciest, the HP24T4C-- at $52/yr.

Cost over its typical lifespan

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Perlick HC24T4C-- costs roughly $675 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The Perlick HC24T4C-- 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.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

At $52/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

The data behind this page

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,555 of 4,704, the Perlick HC24T4C-- 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.