Premium Levella PRF32406 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Premium Levella PRF32406: running cost
At 218 kWh/yr, the Premium Levella PRF32406's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Premium Levella PRF32406 against the category
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 655 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Sunbeam SGR33ME ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Premium Levella PRF32406. Premium Levella PRF32405 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Premium Levella lineup
Premium Levella makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 26 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PRF165400XW at $39/yr, and its priciest, the PRNIM20 at $88/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Premium Levella PRF32406 costs roughly $533 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Premium Levella PRF32406 is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the Premium Levella PRF32406; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 218 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 655 of 4,704, the Premium Levella PRF32406 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.