Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY FR31 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY FR31
ENERGY STAR certifies the Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY FR31 at 215 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $40 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;Frestec;NOOODY FR31 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 44.3% less, ranking 593 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $32/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY FR31 on that list: TCL TRM31S4AW ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WHR27E ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY lineup
Of the 3 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY makes, the FR31 costs the most to run, $3/year more than Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY's cheapest, the FR16.
Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY FR31 over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY FR31 costs roughly $525 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $40/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. Ranked 593 of 4,704, the Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY FR31 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.