What the roomwell REFNFR1701 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the roomwell REFNFR1701 at 245 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $46 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 roomwell REFNFR1701 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 36.5% less, ranking 1,044 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $27/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the roomwell REFNFR1701 on that list: Perlick URS24T*1-5-**** ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while U-Line RE124 ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the roomwell lineup
Ranked 2 of roomwell's 8 certified refrigerators, this sits between the REFNFR1700 ($42/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the REFNFR4401 ($50/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the roomwell REFNFR1701 costs roughly $599 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the roomwell REFNFR1701; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
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. The 245 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.