upstreman FR17 Pro-Purple Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the upstreman FR17 Pro-Purple costs to run
At 245 kWh/yr, the upstreman FR17 Pro-Purple's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
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 1,055 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-Pink ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is upstreman FR17 Pro-Red ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 68 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $46/year, the upstreman FR17 Pro-Purple adds up to about $599 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The upstreman FR17 Pro-Purple 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the upstreman FR17 Pro-Purple ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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.