upstreman BR321-Vintage Orange Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the upstreman BR321-Vintage Orange costs to run
The upstreman BR321-Vintage Orange is certified by ENERGY STAR at 218 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $41 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-Vintage Orange compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43.5% less, ranking 669 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $32/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the upstreman BR321-Vintage Orange on that list: upstreman BR321-Vintage Indigo ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while upstreman BR321-Vintage Purple ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing upstreman's own models
Ranked 38 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-Vintage Orange over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the upstreman BR321-Vintage Orange that long and it costs about $533 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the upstreman BR321-Vintage Orange 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.
How this was checked
At rank 669 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 218 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.