Running cost for the SANKEY RF 2361 BL
At 396 kWh/yr, the SANKEY RF 2361 BL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $74 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 2.6% above it, ranking 2,904 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 $2/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 SANKEY RF 2361 BL: SANKEY RF 2360 W ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr), then SANKEY RF 2363 SS ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 5 of SANKEY's 6 certified refrigerators, this sits between the RF 1960 W ($68/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the RF 2363 SS ($74/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the SANKEY RF 2361 BL that long and it costs about $968 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/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
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the SANKEY RF 2361 BL; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. At rank 2,904 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.