Premium Levella PRN18*****: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Premium Levella PRN18***** at 365 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $69 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Premium Levella PRN18***** against the category
That's 5.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,626 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 $4/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VITARA VTFR1804EBE ($69/yr, 365 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Premium Levella PRN18*****. Kenmore KKTMR18.2X30****** ($69/yr, 365 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Premium Levella makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 21 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 PRN18***** over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $69/year, the Premium Levella PRN18***** adds up to about $892 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Premium Levella PRN18***** is already efficient for its category at $69/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
At $69/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 365 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.