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What the U-Line UR**#24-**D#1A costs to run

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$43/year, priced at the national-average rate

The U-Line UR**#24-**D#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

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

U-Line UR**#24-**D#1A against the category

That's 41.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 858 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 $30/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

U-Line UR**#24-**G#1A ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the U-Line UR**#24-**D#1A. U-Line UR**#18-**S#1A ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the U-Line lineup

U-Line makes 37 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 10 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

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the U-Line UR**#24-**D#1A costs roughly $555 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The U-Line UR**#24-**D#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

$43/year to run is the predictable cost of the U-Line UR**#24-**D#1A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 227 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.