RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-COM Running Cost (Refrigerator)
RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-COM: running cost
The RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-COM 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 934 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-COM: RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-6COM ($43/yr, 229 kWh/yr), then AVALLON ABR15PGA2A ($43/yr, 230 kWh/yr).
Within the RCA lineup
Ranked 38 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-COM over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-COM adds up to about $560 in electricity over that span.
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
At $43/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 934 of 4,704, the RCA RFR464-B-WHITE-COM 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.