What the upstreman BR321-Yellow costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman BR321-Yellow at 218 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
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 675 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-White ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman BR321A ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr).
Comparing upstreman's own models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 44 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-Yellow over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the upstreman BR321-Yellow adds up to about $533 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The upstreman BR321-Yellow 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the upstreman BR321-Yellow 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.
The data behind this page
Ranked 675 of 4,704, the upstreman BR321-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. The 218 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.