upstreman CR16-***: running cost
At 245 kWh/yr, the upstreman CR16-***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $46 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 36.5% less, ranking 1,046 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 $27/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 CR16-***: U-Line RE124 ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr), then upstreman FR17 Pro-Black ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 59 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 $46/year, the upstreman CR16-*** adds up to about $599 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $46/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 245 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,046 of 4,704, the upstreman CR16-*** 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.