Perlick URC24A1-5- Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Perlick URC24A1-5-: running cost
The Perlick URC24A1-5- is certified by ENERGY STAR at 245 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Perlick URC24A1-5- against the category
That's 36.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,038 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 $27/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Perlick URC24R1-5- ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Perlick URC24A1-5-. PEPSI FR101PEP ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Perlick makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Perlick URC24A1-5- that long and it costs about $599 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Perlick URC24A1-5- is already efficient for its category at $46/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the Perlick URC24A1-5- 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.
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 1,038 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.