Running cost for the roomwell REFNFR4400
The roomwell REFNFR4400 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 268 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $50 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 30.6% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,391 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 $22/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 KOOLMORE KM-OKS-OFRC-44SS ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is roomwell REFNFR4401 ($50/yr, 268 kWh/yr).
Comparing roomwell's own models
roomwell makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the REFNFR1700 at $42/yr, and its priciest, the REFNFR4401 at $50/yr.
roomwell REFNFR4400 over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the roomwell REFNFR4400 that long and it costs about $655 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The roomwell REFNFR4400 is already efficient for its category at $50/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$50/year to run is the predictable cost of the roomwell REFNFR4400; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 268 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.