upstreman FR17 Pro-Orange Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the upstreman FR17 Pro-Orange costs to run
The upstreman FR17 Pro-Orange is certified by ENERGY STAR at 245 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 36.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,053 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 $27/year under 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 upstreman FR17 Pro-Mint ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman FR17 Pro-Pink ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr).
Comparing upstreman's own models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 66 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 FR17 Pro-Orange costs roughly $599 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The upstreman FR17 Pro-Orange is already efficient for its category at $46/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
The upstreman FR17 Pro-Orange already costs $46/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 245 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.