Running cost for the Perlick URC24R*1-5-****
ENERGY STAR certifies the Perlick URC24R*1-5-**** at 245 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Perlick URC24R*1-5-**** against the category
That's 36.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,039 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 URC24T*1-5-**** ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Perlick URC24R*1-5-****. Perlick URC24A*1-5-**** ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Perlick makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 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.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Perlick URC24R*1-5-**** that long and it costs about $599 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Perlick URC24R*1-5-**** 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the Perlick URC24R*1-5-****; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 1,039 of 4,704, the Perlick URC24R*1-5-**** 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 245 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.