Professional Series PS-CRF961US-IN Running Cost…
Running cost for the Professional Series PS-CRF961US-IN
At 320 kWh/yr, the Professional Series PS-CRF961US-IN's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Professional Series PS-CRF961US-IN against the category
That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,986 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 $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
RCA RFR836-6COM ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Professional Series PS-CRF961US-IN. Premium Levella PRF316300HS ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Professional Series's own models
Professional Series makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 14 of 21 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PS-CRF901US-IN at $38/yr, and its priciest, the PS-FRF192 at $118/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Professional Series PS-CRF961US-IN costs roughly $782 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Professional Series PS-CRF961US-IN is already efficient for its category at $60/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 $60/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 1,986 of 4,704, the Professional Series PS-CRF961US-IN 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. The 320 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.