Running cost for the Professional Series PS-CRF972US-IN
The Professional Series PS-CRF972US-IN is certified by ENERGY STAR at 328 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $62 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Professional Series PS-CRF972US-IN against the category
That's 15% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,133 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 $11/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Professional Series PS-CRF979US-IN ($62/yr, 328 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Professional Series PS-CRF972US-IN. Professional Series PS-CRF971US-IN ($62/yr, 328 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Professional Series's own models
Professional Series makes 21 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 16 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-CRF972US-IN costs roughly $802 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Professional Series PS-CRF972US-IN is already efficient for its category at $62/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
A refrigerator like the Professional Series PS-CRF972US-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.
Sourcing
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.