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 SGR33M**E ($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.