Perlick URA24R1-5- Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Perlick URA24R1-5- costs to run
The Perlick URA24R1-5- is certified by ENERGY STAR at 249 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $47 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 URA24R1-5- compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 35.5% less, ranking 1,122 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $26/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Perlick URA24R1-5- on that list: Marvel MPWC424-SG31A ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Perlick URD24R1-5- ($47/yr, 249 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Perlick's own models
Ranked 12 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 URA24R1-5- over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Perlick URA24R1-5- costs roughly $609 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Perlick URA24R1-5- 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.
How this was checked
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. The 249 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.