upstreman BR44 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the upstreman BR44 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman BR44 at 228 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $43 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 BR44 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 914 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the upstreman BR44 on that list: TCL TRM044S4AW ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while upstreman BR44-Silver ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 56 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 BR44 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the upstreman BR44 costs roughly $557 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The upstreman BR44 already costs $43/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 914 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.