What the Sharp SJB1255GS costs to run
At 397 kWh/yr, the Sharp SJB1255GS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $75 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 2.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,917 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $2/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Marathon MFF115WBM ($75/yr, 397 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is TRUARCTIC TARBM1224SV ($75/yr, 397 kWh/yr).
Within the Sharp lineup
Sharp makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SJB1045SNS at $72/yr, and its priciest, the SJF2955KS at $140/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Sharp SJB1255GS that long and it costs about $970 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Sharp SJB1255GS is already efficient for its category at $75/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Sharp SJB1255GS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.