upstreman FR17 Pro-Black Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the upstreman FR17 Pro-Black
At 245 kWh/yr, the upstreman FR17 Pro-Black'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.
How the upstreman FR17 Pro-Black compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 36.5% less, ranking 1,047 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $27/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the upstreman FR17 Pro-Black on that list: upstreman CR16- ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while upstreman FR17 Pro-Blue ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 60 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).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $46/year, the upstreman FR17 Pro-Black 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the upstreman FR17 Pro-Black; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. Ranked 1,047 of 4,704, the upstreman FR17 Pro-Black 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.