upstreman BD311 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the upstreman BD311 costs to run
The upstreman BD311 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 320 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
upstreman BD311 against the category
That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,993 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
upstreman BD311-Silver ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the upstreman BD311. TCL TRM31D4AW ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing upstreman's own models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 99 of 115 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FR17-Blue at $39/yr, and its priciest, the FD182-# at $86/yr.
upstreman BD311 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $60/year, the upstreman BD311 adds up to about $782 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The upstreman BD311 is already efficient for its category at $60/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the upstreman BD311 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,993 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.