upstreman BR321 Pro-Green: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman BR321 Pro-Green 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.
How the upstreman BR321 Pro-Green compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 33.2% less, ranking 1,231 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $24/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the upstreman BR321 Pro-Green on that list: upstreman BR321 Pro-Cream ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while upstreman BR321 Pro-Mint ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing upstreman's own models
Ranked 78 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).
upstreman BR321 Pro-Green over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the upstreman BR321 Pro-Green costs roughly $631 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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
$49/year to run is the predictable cost of the upstreman BR321 Pro-Green; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 258 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.