Premium Levella PRF256400XS: running cost
At 213 kWh/yr, the Premium Levella PRF256400XS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $40 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 44.8% less, ranking 522 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 $33/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 Premium Levella PRF256400XS: Premium Levella PRF255400XW ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr), then Premium Levella PRF257400XB ($40/yr, 213 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 of Premium Levella's 26 certified refrigerators, this sits between the PRF165400XW ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PRNIM20***** ($88/yr, its priciest).
Premium Levella PRF256400XS over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Premium Levella PRF256400XS that long and it costs about $521 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Premium Levella PRF256400XS already costs $40/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 213 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 522 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.