upstreman BR321E: running cost
At 218 kWh/yr, the upstreman BR321E'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 680 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 BR321D ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman BR321F ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr).
Within the upstreman lineup
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 49 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 BR321E over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the upstreman BR321E costs roughly $533 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The upstreman BR321E 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
The upstreman BR321E 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.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 680 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.