SANKEY RF 1963 SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
SANKEY RF 1963 SS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the SANKEY RF 1963 SS at 362 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 2,564 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 SANKEY RF 1961 BL ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Seasons MSTF18 ($68/yr, 362 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
SANKEY makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the RF 1960 W at $68/yr, and its priciest, the RF 2363 SS at $74/yr.
SANKEY RF 1963 SS over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the SANKEY RF 1963 SS that long and it costs about $885 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The SANKEY RF 1963 SS 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $68/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
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 362 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.