What the U-Line 1224RB costs to run
The U-Line 1224RB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $45 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 37.8% less, ranking 983 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 $27/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 U-Line 1224RB: U-Line 1224KEGRA ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), then U-Line 2224RB ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 17 of U-Line's 37 certified refrigerators, this sits between the UR*D#24-*G#1A ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the UHBV524-IS01A ($52/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the U-Line 1224RB costs roughly $587 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $45/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The U-Line 1224RB already costs $45/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 983 of 4,704, the U-Line 1224RB 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.