Perlick HP15R4E-- Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Perlick HP15R4E-- costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Perlick HP15R4E-- at 256 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $48 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Perlick HP15R4E-- compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.7% less, ranking 1,208 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $24/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Perlick HP15R4E-- on that list: MAXXIMUM MAXRD24O ($48/yr, 256 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while SAPPHIRE SRD243SSPR ($48/yr, 256 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Perlick lineup
Ranked 18 of Perlick's 31 certified refrigerators, this sits between the URA24W1-5- ($19/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the HP24T4C-- ($52/yr, its priciest).
Perlick HP15R4E-- over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $48/year, the Perlick HP15R4E-- adds up to about $626 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$48/year to run is the predictable cost of the Perlick HP15R4E--; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 1,208 of 4,704, the Perlick HP15R4E-- 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. The 256 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.