Perlick URS24A1-5- Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Perlick URS24A1-5- costs to run
At 245 kWh/yr, the Perlick URS24A1-5-'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Perlick URS24A1-5- against the category
That's 36.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,041 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 URS24R1-5- ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Perlick URS24A1-5-. Perlick URC24T1-5- ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Perlick's own models
Perlick makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Perlick URS24A1-5- costs roughly $599 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Perlick URS24A1-5- 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the Perlick URS24A1-5-; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 1,041 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.