Perlick URS24W1-5- Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Perlick URS24W1-5-: running cost
The Perlick URS24W1-5- is certified by ENERGY STAR at 99 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $19 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 74.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 17 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 $54/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 Perlick URS15W1-5- ($19/yr, 99 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is AVALLON AWC24PG1A2A ($19/yr, 100 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Perlick makes 31 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 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 URS24W1-5- costs roughly $242 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Perlick URS24W1-5- is already efficient for its category at $19/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
At $19/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. Ranked 17 of 4,704, the Perlick URS24W1-5- 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.