Running cost for the upstreman BR321C
ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman BR321C 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.
upstreman BR321C against the category
That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 678 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 BR321D ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the upstreman BR321C. upstreman BR321B ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the upstreman lineup
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 47 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 BR321C over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the upstreman BR321C adds up to about $533 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The upstreman BR321C 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
At $41/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 218 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 678 of 4,704, the upstreman BR321C 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.