upstreman SR321 Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: upstreman SR321
Brand: upstreman

What the upstreman SR321 costs to run

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$41/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the upstreman SR321 at 218 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.

$0.11per day

$3.42per month

218kWh per year, certified

$533over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 43.5% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 686 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $32/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is upstreman BR321J ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Vissani HVR32GSEF ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 55 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

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the upstreman SR321 adds up to about $533 in electricity over that span.

Is it worth replacing?

The upstreman SR321 is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

A refrigerator like the upstreman SR321 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.

The data behind this page

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. The 218 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.