What the SANKEY RF 1960 W costs to run
At 362 kWh/yr, the SANKEY RF 1960 W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 6.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,562 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 $5/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 Moffat MTE18HTKRWW* ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is SANKEY RF 1961 BL ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr).
Comparing SANKEY's own models
SANKEY sells 6 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $6/year under the RF 2363 SS, its priciest.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the SANKEY RF 1960 W that long and it costs about $885 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The SANKEY RF 1960 W is already efficient for its category at $68/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The SANKEY RF 1960 W already costs $68/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 362 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,562 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.