U-Line 518S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the U-Line 518S costs to run
The U-Line 518S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 260 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $49 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.
How the U-Line 518S compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 32.6% less, ranking 1,325 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $24/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the U-Line 518S on that list: U-Line 3018RGLB ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while U-Line U-29RB-00A ($49/yr, 260 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 27 of U-Line's 37 certified refrigerators, this sits between the URD#24-G#1A ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the UHBV524-IS01A ($52/yr, its priciest).
U-Line 518S over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the U-Line 518S that long and it costs about $635 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $49/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
Whether or not the U-Line 518S ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,325 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.