U-Line UR#24-S#1A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the U-Line UR#24-S#1A
ENERGY STAR certifies the U-Line UR#24-S#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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 41.2% less, ranking 860 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 $30/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 UR#24-S#1A: U-Line UR#24-G#1A ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr), then Amana AMA43BKE ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr).
Comparing U-Line's own models
Ranked 12 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the U-Line UR#24-S#1A adds up to about $555 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
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
At $43/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
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.