U-Line UR#18-D#1A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the U-Line UR#18-D#1A
ENERGY STAR certifies the U-Line UR#18-D#1A at 227 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $43 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 UR#18-D#1A compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 41.2% less, ranking 855 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the U-Line UR#18-D#1A on that list: U-Line UR#15-S#1A ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while U-Line UR#18-G#1A ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing U-Line's own models
Ranked 7 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 UR#18-D#1A over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the U-Line UR#18-D#1A adds up to about $555 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/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 UR#18-D#1A already costs $43/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. 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.