What the Perlick URS15A61-5-**** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Perlick URS15A61-5-**** at 250 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $47 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 35.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,144 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $26/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Magic Cool MCR75*** ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman CR26-*** ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Perlick makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 16 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $47/year, the Perlick URS15A61-5-**** adds up to about $611 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Perlick URS15A61-5-**** is already efficient for its category at $47/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Perlick URS15A61-5-**** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,144 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.