What the Premium Levella PRF7470VB costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Premium Levella PRF7470VB at 345 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
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.
How the Premium Levella PRF7470VB compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 10.6% less, ranking 2,365 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $8/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Premium Levella PRF7470VB on that list: Premium Levella PRF7460VS ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung RT16A6105** ($65/yr, 345 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Premium Levella lineup
Ranked 18 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).
Premium Levella PRF7470VB over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Premium Levella PRF7470VB costs roughly $843 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $65/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$65/year to run is the predictable cost of the Premium Levella PRF7470VB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 345 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.