Premium Levella PRF315300HW: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Premium Levella PRF315300HW at 320 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Premium Levella PRF315300HW against the category
That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,984 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 $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Premium Levella PRF316300HS ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Premium Levella PRF315300HW. Marathon MCR31BLS ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Premium Levella makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 11 of 26 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PRF165400XW at $39/yr, and its priciest, the PRNIM20***** at $88/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $60/year, the Premium Levella PRF315300HW adds up to about $782 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Premium Levella PRF315300HW is already efficient for its category at $60/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
A refrigerator like the Premium Levella PRF315300HW is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,984 of 4,704, the Premium Levella PRF315300HW 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.