upstreman BR321-Vintage White Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the upstreman BR321-Vintage White costs to run
At 218 kWh/yr, the upstreman BR321-Vintage White'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.
Where this ranks
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 672 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 $32/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-Vintage Red ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman BR321-Vintage Yellow ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 41 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 $41/year, the upstreman BR321-Vintage White adds up to about $533 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The upstreman BR321-Vintage White 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
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the upstreman BR321-Vintage White; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 218 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.