U-Line UR#18-S#1A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
U-Line UR#18-S#1A: running cost
At 227 kWh/yr, the U-Line UR#18-S#1A's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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 857 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-G#1A ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is U-Line UR#24-D#1A ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr).
Comparing U-Line's own models
U-Line makes 37 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 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.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the U-Line UR#18-S#1A that long and it costs about $555 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The U-Line UR#18-S#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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The U-Line UR#18-S#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.
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. 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.