What the Seasons MSAR17BK costs to run
The Seasons MSAR17BK is certified by ENERGY STAR at 246 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Seasons MSAR17BK against the category
That's 36.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,081 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $26/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Vissani HVAR17GBE ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Seasons MSAR17BK. Seasons 189974 ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Seasons makes 25 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 25 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MSCM24** at $40/yr, and its priciest, the MSBF18**IM at $103/yr.
Seasons MSAR17BK over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Seasons MSAR17BK that long and it costs about $601 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Seasons MSAR17BK is already efficient for its category at $46/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the Seasons MSAR17BK; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
At rank 1,081 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. The 246 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.