Running cost for the upstreman TM100-SS
At 297 kWh/yr, the upstreman TM100-SS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 23.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,744 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 $17/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 TM100-*** ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Vissani HVDR1000WF ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 91 of 115 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the FR17-Blue at $39/yr, and its priciest, the FD182-# at $86/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the upstreman TM100-SS that long and it costs about $726 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The upstreman TM100-SS is already efficient for its category at $56/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
At $56/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Ranked 1,744 of 4,704, the upstreman TM100-SS 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. The 297 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.