RCA RFR320-BLUE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the RCA RFR320-BLUE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the RCA RFR320-BLUE at 197 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $37 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 49% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 246 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 $36/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 RCA RFR320-B-WHITE-COM ($37/yr, 197 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is RCA RFR320-C-BLUE-COM ($37/yr, 197 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
RCA makes 46 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 10 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 RFR320-BLUE that long and it costs about $481 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The RCA RFR320-BLUE is already efficient for its category at $37/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
The RCA RFR320-BLUE already costs $37/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 246 of 4,704, the RCA RFR320-BLUE 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.