What the U-Line 3024BEVB costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the U-Line 3024BEVB at 270 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $51 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 30.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,485 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 $22/year under 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 U-Line 2224RGLB ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is U-Line 3024RGLB ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
U-Line makes 37 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 31 of 37 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UR*D#24-*G#1A at $24/yr, and its priciest, the UHBV524-IS01A at $52/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the U-Line 3024BEVB costs roughly $660 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The U-Line 3024BEVB is already efficient for its category at $51/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The U-Line 3024BEVB already costs $51/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
At rank 1,485 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 270 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.