upstreman BR321-Orange Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the upstreman BR321-Orange costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman BR321-Orange at 218 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
upstreman BR321-Orange against the category
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 662 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
upstreman BR321-Pink ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the upstreman BR321-Orange. upstreman BR321-Indigo ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing upstreman's own models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 31 of 115 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FR17-Blue at $39/yr, and its priciest, the FD182-# at $86/yr.
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 BR321-Orange that long and it costs about $533 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The upstreman BR321-Orange is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The upstreman BR321-Orange already costs $41/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 662 of 4,704, the upstreman BR321-Orange 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.