upstreman CR26- Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: upstreman CR26-
Brand: upstreman

Running cost for the upstreman CR26-

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$47/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 250 kWh/yr, the upstreman CR26-'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.

$0.13per day

$3.92per month

250kWh per year, certified

$611over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $47 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

upstreman CR26- against the category

That's 35.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,145 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 $26/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

VITARA VLUF1101EBE ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the upstreman CR26-. Perlick URS15A61-5- ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 73 of 115 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FR17-Blue at $39/yr, and its priciest, the FD182-# at $86/yr.

What this adds up to over time

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the upstreman CR26- costs roughly $611 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The upstreman CR26- is already efficient for its category at $47/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

$47/year to run is the predictable cost of the upstreman CR26-; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

At rank 1,145 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. The 250 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.