Professional Series PS-UFR702US-CH Running Cost…
What the Professional Series PS-UFR702US-CH costs to run
The Professional Series PS-UFR702US-CH is certified by ENERGY STAR at 244 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $46 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.
How the Professional Series PS-UFR702US-CH compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 36.8% less, ranking 1,010 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $27/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Professional Series PS-UFR702US-CH on that list: OMNImax 3730-739 ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani HVUF700BE ($46/yr, 244 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Professional Series's own models
Ranked 11 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Professional Series PS-UFR702US-CH costs roughly $596 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Professional Series PS-UFR702US-CH ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
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. The 244 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.