upstreman BR321 Pro-Yellow Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the upstreman BR321 Pro-Yellow costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman BR321 Pro-Yellow at 258 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
upstreman BR321 Pro-Yellow against the category
That's 33.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,239 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 CR32- ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the upstreman BR321 Pro-Yellow. upstreman BR321 Pro-White ($49/yr, 258 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing upstreman's own models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 86 of 115 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FR17-Blue at $39/yr, and its priciest, the FD182-# at $86/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $49/year, the upstreman BR321 Pro-Yellow adds up to about $631 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The upstreman BR321 Pro-Yellow 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
The upstreman BR321 Pro-Yellow already costs $49/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 258 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,239 of 4,704, the upstreman BR321 Pro-Yellow 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.