Professional Series PS-CRF971US-IN Running Cost…
Running cost for the Professional Series PS-CRF971US-IN
ENERGY STAR certifies the Professional Series PS-CRF971US-IN at 328 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $62 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 15% less, ranking 2,132 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 $11/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 Professional Series PS-CRF971US-IN: Marathon MCR47W ($62/yr, 328 kWh/yr), then Professional Series PS-CRF972US-IN ($62/yr, 328 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 15 of Professional Series's 21 certified refrigerators, this sits between the PS-CRF901US-IN ($38/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PS-FRF192 ($118/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Professional Series PS-CRF971US-IN that long and it costs about $802 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $62/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 Professional Series PS-CRF971US-IN 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 328 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,132 of 4,704, the Professional Series PS-CRF971US-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.