RCA RFR464-B-WHITE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
RCA RFR464-B-WHITE: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the RCA RFR464-B-WHITE at 229 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $43 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.7% less, ranking 932 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $30/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the RCA RFR464-B-WHITE: RCA RFR464-B-BLACK-COM ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr), then RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-6COM ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr).
Within the RCA lineup
Ranked 36 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 RFR464-B-WHITE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the RCA RFR464-B-WHITE adds up to about $560 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$43/year to run is the predictable cost of the RCA RFR464-B-WHITE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
At rank 932 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 229 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.