RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-6COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-6COM costs to run
The RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-6COM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 229 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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 933 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-6COM: RCA RFR464-B-WHITE ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr), then RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-COM ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 37 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-6COM costs roughly $560 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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-6COM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 229 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.