RCA EFR391-COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the RCA EFR391-COM
The RCA EFR391-COM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 312 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $59 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 19.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,868 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $14/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Miele K 2902 Vi ($59/yr, 312 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is RCA RFR832-D-BLACK ($59/yr, 312 kWh/yr).
Comparing RCA's own models
RCA makes 46 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 39 of 46 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the EFR180 at $30/yr, and its priciest, the RFR836-6COM at $60/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the RCA EFR391-COM that long and it costs about $763 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The RCA EFR391-COM is already efficient for its category at $59/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
$59/year to run is the predictable cost of the RCA EFR391-COM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
At rank 1,868 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 312 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.