upstreman BR44-Silver: running cost
At 228 kWh/yr, the upstreman BR44-Silver's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 915 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $30/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the upstreman BR44-Silver: upstreman BR44 ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr), then upstreman BR44-White ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr).
Comparing upstreman's own models
Ranked 57 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).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $43/year, the upstreman BR44-Silver adds up to about $557 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
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
$43/year to run is the predictable cost of the upstreman BR44-Silver; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 228 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 915 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.