What the Premium Levella PRF7450VW costs to run
The Premium Levella PRF7450VW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 345 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Premium Levella PRF7450VW against the category
That's 10.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,363 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 $8/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Premium Levella PRF7460VS ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Premium Levella PRF7450VW. Multistar 263 ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Premium Levella makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 16 of 26 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PRF165400XW at $39/yr, and its priciest, the PRNIM20***** at $88/yr.
Premium Levella PRF7450VW 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 PRF7450VW that long and it costs about $843 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Premium Levella PRF7450VW is already efficient for its category at $65/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 PRF7450VW 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. At rank 2,363 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.