Running cost for the Seasons MSBF18****
ENERGY STAR certifies the Seasons MSBF18**** at 550 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $103 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 Seasons MSBF18**** compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 42.5% above it, ranking 3,758 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Seasons MSBF18**** on that list: OMNImax 3750-247 ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Seasons MSBF18**IM ($103/yr, 550 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Seasons lineup
Ranked 24 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).
Seasons MSBF18**** 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 MSBF18**** that long and it costs about $1,344 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $103/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Seasons MSBF18**** or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $103/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 550 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.