Verona VEFBF2814RSL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Verona VEFBF2814RSL: running cost
The Verona VEFBF2814RSL is certified by ENERGY STAR at 423 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $80 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Verona VEFBF2814RSL against the category
That's 9.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,030 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Hamilton Beach HBF1662 ($80/yr, 425 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Verona VEFBF2814RSL. Summit FFBF279SSX ($80/yr, 423 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Verona lineup
Verona makes 13 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 7 of 13 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VEFTF3021RBK at $74/yr, and its priciest, the VEBFD3620WIFS at $107/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $80/year, the Verona VEFBF2814RSL adds up to about $1,034 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $80/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Verona VEFBF2814RSL or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Verona VEFBF2814RSL already costs $80/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
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 423 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.