Perlick URS24R1-5- Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Perlick URS24R1-5-
The Perlick URS24R1-5- is certified by ENERGY STAR at 245 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $46 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 36.5% less, ranking 1,042 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $27/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Perlick URS24R1-5-: Perlick URS24A1-5- ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr), then Perlick URS24T1-5- ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 10 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 URS24R1-5- over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Perlick URS24R1-5- costs roughly $599 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Perlick URS24R1-5- ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,042 of 4,704, the Perlick URS24R1-5- 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.