Premium Levella PRN20 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Premium Levella PRN20 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Premium Levella PRN20 at 385 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $72 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 0.3% less, ranking 2,800 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 $0/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 PRN20: Kenmore KKTMR20.5X33 ($72/yr, 385 kWh/yr), then Sharp SJB1045SNS ($72/yr, 385 kWh/yr).
Within the Premium Levella lineup
Ranked 22 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Premium Levella PRN20 costs roughly $941 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $72/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
A refrigerator like the Premium Levella PRN20 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.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.