upstreman BR321 Pro-Coral Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the upstreman BR321 Pro-Coral
ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman BR321 Pro-Coral at 258 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $49 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 33.2% less, ranking 1,229 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 $24/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 BR321 Pro-Coral: upstreman BR321 Pro-Blue ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr), then upstreman BR321 Pro-Cream ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr).
Within the upstreman lineup
Ranked 76 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the upstreman BR321 Pro-Coral costs roughly $631 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $49/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
At $49/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,229 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.