upstreman FR17J Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the upstreman FR17J
At 208 kWh/yr, the upstreman FR17J'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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 46.1% less, ranking 470 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $33/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the upstreman FR17J: upstreman FR17I ($39/yr, 208 kWh/yr), then IGLOO FR283I-B-BLACK ($39/yr, 209 kWh/yr).
Within the upstreman lineup
Ranked 26 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 FR17J 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
Whether or not the upstreman FR17J ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 208 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 470 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.