Name: Sub-Zero CL4250UFD**/S/*
Brand: Sub-Zero

What the Sub-Zero CL4250UFD**/S/* costs to run

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$120/year at the national-average rate

At 637 kWh/yr, the Sub-Zero CL4250UFD**/S/*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.33per day

$9.98per month

637kWh per year, certified

$1,557over a 13-yr lifespan

Price it at your own rate instead

The $120 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 65% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,241 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 $47/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 Samsung RF70H25KE* ($120/yr, 637 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Cafe CHE23DM*W*** ($120/yr, 638 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Sub-Zero makes 26 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 25 of 26 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DEU2450R/ADA/* at $30/yr, and its priciest, the CL4850S/S/* at $140/yr.

What this adds up to over time

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Sub-Zero CL4250UFD**/S/* costs roughly $1,557 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

Running above the category average, $120/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

$120/year to run is the predictable cost of the Sub-Zero CL4250UFD**/S/*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

The data behind this page

Ranked 4,241 of 4,704, the Sub-Zero CL4250UFD**/S/* 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 637 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.