U-Line U-2224RGLINT-00B Running Cost (Refrigerator)
U-Line U-2224RGLINT-00B: running cost
At 270 kWh/yr, the U-Line U-2224RGLINT-00B's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $51 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 30.1% less, ranking 1,488 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 $22/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 U-2224RGLINT-00B: U-Line 3036RRB ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr), then VIDA 043-1503-6 ($51/yr, 270 kWh/yr).
Within the U-Line lineup
Ranked 34 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).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the U-Line U-2224RGLINT-00B costs roughly $660 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $51/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 U-Line U-2224RGLINT-00B 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.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 270 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.