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Running cost for the upstreman BR321 Pro-Orange

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$49/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman BR321 Pro-Orange at 258 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.13per day
$4.04per month
258kWh per year, certified
$631over a 13-yr lifespan

The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 33.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,233 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $24/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is upstreman BR321 Pro-Mint ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman BR321 Pro-Pink ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr).

Comparing upstreman's own models

upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 80 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 BR321 Pro-Orange over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the upstreman BR321 Pro-Orange costs roughly $631 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The upstreman BR321 Pro-Orange 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.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

Protecting what you have

At $49/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

The data behind this page

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 258 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,233 of 4,704, the upstreman BR321 Pro-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.