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Running cost for the Perlick HP24T*4C-**-*****

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$52/year at the national-average rate

At 276 kWh/yr, the Perlick HP24T*4C-**-*****'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

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

Perlick HP24T*4C-**-***** against the category

That's 28.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,558 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

Summit FF708BLSS ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Perlick HP24T*4C-**-*****. Perlick HP24R*4C-**-***** ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Among Perlick's 31 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $33/year over the URA24W*1-5-****, the brand's cheapest.

Perlick HP24T*4C-**-***** over 13 years

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $52/year, the Perlick HP24T*4C-**-***** adds up to about $675 in electricity over that span.

Shopping for a new one

The Perlick HP24T*4C-**-***** 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

Whether or not the Perlick HP24T*4C-**-***** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,558 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.