Sharp SJG2351FS: running cost
At 588 kWh/yr, the Sharp SJG2351FS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $111 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Sharp SJG2351FS against the category
That's 52.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,010 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 $38/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Smeg FQ55UFX ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Sharp SJG2351FS. OMNImax 3760-675 ($111/yr, 588 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Sharp lineup
Sharp makes 4 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 3 of 4 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SJB1045SNS at $72/yr, and its priciest, the SJF2955KS at $140/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Sharp SJG2351FS that long and it costs about $1,437 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $111/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $111/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Ranked 4,010 of 4,704, the Sharp SJG2351FS 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. The 588 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.