Running cost for the Premium Levella PRF7460VS
At 345 kWh/yr, the Premium Levella PRF7460VS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $65 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 10.6% less, ranking 2,364 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 $8/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 PRF7460VS: Premium Levella PRF7450VW ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr), then Premium Levella PRF7470VB ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr).
Comparing Premium Levella's own models
Ranked 17 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $65/year, the Premium Levella PRF7460VS adds up to about $843 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Premium Levella PRF7460VS already costs $65/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 345 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,364 of 4,704, the Premium Levella PRF7460VS 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.