U-Line 524S: running cost
At 275 kWh/yr, the U-Line 524S's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $52 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
U-Line 524S against the category
That's 28.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,540 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $21/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
U-Line DR124 ($52/yr, 275 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the U-Line 524S. SKS SKSCR3001* ($52/yr, 275 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the U-Line lineup
U-Line makes 37 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 35 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the U-Line 524S that long and it costs about $672 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The U-Line 524S is already efficient for its category at $52/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
$52/year to run is the predictable cost of the U-Line 524S; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 275 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.