Running cost for the Premium Levella PRN18016HS
At 360 kWh/yr, the Premium Levella PRN18016HS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Premium Levella PRN18016HS against the category
That's 6.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,507 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 $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
TCL TRT18T4**-** ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Premium Levella PRN18016HS. Premium Levella PRN18015HW ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Premium Levella makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 20 of 26 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PRF165400XW at $39/yr, and its priciest, the PRNIM20***** at $88/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Premium Levella PRN18016HS that long and it costs about $880 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Premium Levella PRN18016HS is already efficient for its category at $68/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$68/year to run is the predictable cost of the Premium Levella PRN18016HS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 360 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,507 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.