Silhouette SPRWC052D3SS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Silhouette SPRWC052D3SS: running cost
The Silhouette SPRWC052D3SS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 152 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $29 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 60.6% less, ranking 116 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 $44/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 Silhouette SPRWC052D3SS: Fisher & Paykel RS2474S3# ($29/yr, 152 kWh/yr), then Silhouette SPRWC052D3SS-P ($29/yr, 152 kWh/yr).
Comparing Silhouette's own models
Of the 4 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Silhouette makes, the SPRWC052D3SS is the cheapest to run, $23/year less than Silhouette's priciest, the SPRBC052D3SS-P.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Silhouette SPRWC052D3SS costs roughly $371 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $29/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $29/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. 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.