Perlick URA24A61-5-****: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Perlick URA24A61-5-**** at 269 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Perlick URA24A61-5-**** against the category
That's 30.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,425 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 $22/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Thermador T24UR905DP ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Perlick URA24A61-5-****. Midea MERM44S1ASL ($51/yr, 269 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Perlick's own models
Perlick makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 23 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Perlick URA24A61-5-**** costs roughly $657 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Perlick URA24A61-5-**** is already efficient for its category at $51/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 URA24A61-5-**** already costs $51/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. 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.