What the upstreman BD116-White costs to run
At 310 kWh/yr, the upstreman BD116-White's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $58 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 19.7% less, ranking 1,831 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 $14/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 upstreman BD116-White: upstreman BD116-Black ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr), then Vesta VRF-NEWFOUNDLAND-24SS ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 94 of upstreman's 115 certified refrigerators, this sits between the FR17-Blue ($39/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the FD182-# ($86/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $58/year, the upstreman BD116-White adds up to about $758 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $58/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
At $58/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 310 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.