upstreman BR321 Pro-Cream Running Cost (Refrigerator)
upstreman BR321 Pro-Cream: running cost
The upstreman BR321 Pro-Cream is certified by ENERGY STAR at 258 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
upstreman BR321 Pro-Cream against the category
That's 33.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,230 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 $24/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
upstreman BR321 Pro-Green ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the upstreman BR321 Pro-Cream. upstreman BR321 Pro-Coral ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing upstreman's own models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 77 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $49/year, the upstreman BR321 Pro-Cream adds up to about $631 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The upstreman BR321 Pro-Cream is already efficient for its category at $49/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the upstreman BR321 Pro-Cream is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
At rank 1,230 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. The 258 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.