What the SAPPHIRE SW243DZSSPR costs to run
At 135 kWh/yr, the SAPPHIRE SW243DZSSPR's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $25 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 SAPPHIRE SW243DZSSPR compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 65% less, ranking 86 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $47/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the SAPPHIRE SW243DZSSPR on that list: Midea MERV113B0A** ($25/yr, 135 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Fisher & Paykel RS2435SB*T* ($26/yr, 137 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 3 of SAPPHIRE's 10 certified refrigerators, this sits between the SW243SZSS ($22/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the SR24-SSADA ($49/yr, its priciest).
SAPPHIRE SW243DZSSPR over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the SAPPHIRE SW243DZSSPR costs roughly $330 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $25/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
$25/year to run is the predictable cost of the SAPPHIRE SW243DZSSPR; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 86 of 4,704, the SAPPHIRE SW243DZSSPR sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.