Seasons MSAR27**: running cost
At 255 kWh/yr, the Seasons MSAR27**'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $48 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Seasons MSAR27** against the category
That's 33.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,199 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 $25/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Seasons MSAR27BK ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Seasons MSAR27**. Midea MRM27S5*** ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Seasons lineup
Seasons makes 25 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 of 25 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MSCM24** at $40/yr, and its priciest, the MSBF18**IM at $103/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $48/year, the Seasons MSAR27** adds up to about $623 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Seasons MSAR27** is already efficient for its category at $48/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 Seasons MSAR27** already costs $48/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
At rank 1,199 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 255 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.