Sunbeam SGR17ME Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Sunbeam SGR17ME: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Sunbeam SGR17ME at 208 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $39 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 46.1% less, ranking 444 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 $33/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 Sunbeam SGR17ME: Sunbeam REFSB17 ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr), then upstreman FR17-Blue ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr).
Comparing Sunbeam's own models
Ranked 2 of Sunbeam's 8 certified refrigerators, this sits between the REFSB17 ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the SGR31TE ($60/yr, its priciest).
Sunbeam SGR17ME over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Sunbeam SGR17ME costs roughly $508 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/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
The Sunbeam SGR17ME already costs $39/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 444 of 4,704, the Sunbeam SGR17ME 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 208 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.