RCA RFR176-B-RED Running Cost (Refrigerator)
RCA RFR176-B-RED: running cost
At 158 kWh/yr, the RCA RFR176-B-RED's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $30 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 RCA RFR176-B-RED compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 59.1% less, ranking 158 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $43/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the RCA RFR176-B-RED on that list: RCA RFR115-C-BLACK ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while XO XOU24WGSL ($30/yr, 158 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 3 of RCA's 46 certified refrigerators, this sits between the EFR180 ($30/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RFR836-6COM ($60/yr, its priciest).
RCA RFR176-B-RED over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the RCA RFR176-B-RED that long and it costs about $386 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $30/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
The RCA RFR176-B-RED already costs $30/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 158 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.