What the upstreman BD176-White costs to run
The upstreman BD176-White is certified by ENERGY STAR at 360 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $68 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 BD176-White compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 6.7% less, ranking 2,515 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $5/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the upstreman BD176-White on that list: upstreman BD176-Black ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VITARA VTFR1800*** ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing upstreman's own models
Ranked 110 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).
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 upstreman BD176-White that long and it costs about $880 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $68/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
Whether or not the upstreman BD176-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 360 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.