U-Line URD#24-G#1A Running Cost (Refrigerator)
U-Line URD#24-G#1A: running cost
The U-Line URD#24-G#1A is certified by ENERGY STAR at 130 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $24 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 66.3% less, ranking 58 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 $48/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 URD#24-G#1A: Marvel MPD#24-S#1A ($24/yr, 130 kWh/yr), then U-Line URD#24-S#1A ($24/yr, 130 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 37 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators U-Line makes, the URD#24-G#1A is the cheapest to run, $27/year less than U-Line's priciest, the UHBV524-IS01A.
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 URD#24-G#1A that long and it costs about $318 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $24/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$24/year to run is the predictable cost of the U-Line URD#24-G#1A; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. Ranked 58 of 4,704, the U-Line URD#24-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.