upstreman BR321-Purple: running cost
At 218 kWh/yr, the upstreman BR321-Purple's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
upstreman BR321-Purple against the category
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 664 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
upstreman BR321-Red ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the upstreman BR321-Purple. upstreman BR321-Pink ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing upstreman's own models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 33 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the upstreman BR321-Purple that long and it costs about $533 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The upstreman BR321-Purple is already efficient for its category at $41/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-Purple already costs $41/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 218 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 664 of 4,704, the upstreman BR321-Purple 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.