What the Seasons MSAR27BK costs to run
The Seasons MSAR27BK is certified by ENERGY STAR at 255 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $48 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.9% less, ranking 1,200 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 $25/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 Seasons MSAR27BK: Seasons MSAR27** ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr), then U-Line 515S ($48/yr, 255 kWh/yr).
Comparing Seasons's own models
Ranked 5 of Seasons's 25 certified refrigerators, this sits between the MSCM24** ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MSBF18**IM ($103/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $48/year, the Seasons MSAR27BK adds up to about $623 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $48/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
The Seasons MSAR27BK 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.
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. Ranked 1,200 of 4,704, the Seasons MSAR27BK 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.