U-Line UR#18-G#1A Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: U-Line UR#18-G#1A
Brand: U-Line

U-Line UR#18-G#1A: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$43/year at the national-average rate

The U-Line UR#18-G#1A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 227 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.12per day

$3.56per month

227kWh per year, certified

$555over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $43 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 41.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 856 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 $30/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 UR#18-D#1A ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is U-Line UR#18-S#1A ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr).

Within the U-Line lineup

U-Line makes 37 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 37 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the URD#24-G#1A at $24/yr, and its priciest, the UHBV524-IS01A at $52/yr.

U-Line UR#18-G#1A over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the U-Line UR#18-G#1A costs roughly $555 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The U-Line UR#18-G#1A is already efficient for its category at $43/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

$43/year to run is the predictable cost of the U-Line UR#18-G#1A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

The data behind this page

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 856 of 4,704, the U-Line UR#18-G#1A sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.