upstreman TM202-# Running Cost (Refrigerator)
upstreman TM202-#: running cost
The upstreman TM202-# is certified by ENERGY STAR at 382 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $72 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
upstreman TM202-# against the category
That's 1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,779 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VITARA VTFR2102EWE ($72/yr, 382 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the upstreman TM202-#. SH SH572-WW ($72/yr, 382 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
upstreman makes 115 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 111 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 $72/year, the upstreman TM202-# adds up to about $934 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The upstreman TM202-# is already efficient for its category at $72/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$72/year to run is the predictable cost of the upstreman TM202-#; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,779 of 4,704, the upstreman TM202-# 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 382 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.