upstreman FC165-***: running cost
At 451 kWh/yr, the upstreman FC165-***'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 16.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,199 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 $12/year over 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 TRUARCTIC TARCD1732SV ($85/yr, 451 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman FC165-BS ($85/yr, 451 kWh/yr).
Comparing upstreman's own models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 113 of 115 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FR17-Blue at $39/yr, and its priciest, the FD182-# at $86/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the upstreman FC165-*** costs roughly $1,102 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $85/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$85/year to run is the predictable cost of the upstreman FC165-***; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 451 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.