upstreman BD147-White Running Cost (Refrigerator)
upstreman BD147-White: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman BD147-White at 333 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $63 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.
How the upstreman BD147-White compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 13.7% less, ranking 2,248 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $10/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the upstreman BD147-White on that list: upstreman BD147-Black ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vissani MDBF5 ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 107 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).
upstreman BD147-White over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $63/year, the upstreman BD147-White adds up to about $814 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $63/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the upstreman BD147-White ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 333 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,248 of 4,704, the upstreman BD147-White 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.