upstreman FR17-Purple: running cost
At 208 kWh/yr, the upstreman FR17-Purple's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $39 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
upstreman FR17-Purple against the category
That's 46.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 449 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 $33/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
upstreman FR17-Red ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the upstreman FR17-Purple. upstreman FR17-Orange ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing upstreman's own models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the upstreman FR17-Purple that long and it costs about $508 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The upstreman FR17-Purple is already efficient for its category at $39/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
A refrigerator like the upstreman FR17-Purple is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 208 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 449 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.