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Running cost for the upstreman FR17 Pro-Yellow

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$46/year, priced at the national-average rate

The upstreman FR17 Pro-Yellow is certified by ENERGY STAR at 245 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.13per day
$3.84per month
245kWh per year, certified
$599over a 13-yr lifespan

The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

upstreman FR17 Pro-Yellow against the category

That's 36.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,059 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 $27/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Zephyr PRW24F01CG ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the upstreman FR17 Pro-Yellow. upstreman FR17 Pro-White ($46/yr, 245 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing upstreman's own models

upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 72 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-Yellow costs roughly $599 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Weighing a replacement

The upstreman FR17 Pro-Yellow 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.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

At $46/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,059 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.