upstreman FR17-White: running cost
At 208 kWh/yr, the upstreman FR17-White's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $39 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-White compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 46.1% less, ranking 459 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $33/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the upstreman FR17-White on that list: upstreman FR17-Vintage Yellow ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while upstreman FR17-Yellow ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing upstreman's own models
Ranked 15 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 $39/year, the upstreman FR17-White adds up to about $508 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $39/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the upstreman FR17-White 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.
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. 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.