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Verona VEFBF3017RISL Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Running cost for the Verona VEFBF3017RISL

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$97/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Verona VEFBF3017RISL at 518 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.27per day
$8.12per month
518kWh per year, certified
$1,266over a 13-yr lifespan

That $97 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.

Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator

The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 34.2% above it, ranking 3,575 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $25/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.

Right next to it on the list

A rank or two either side of the Verona VEFBF3017RISL: THOR KITCHEN TRF3017BF ($97/yr, 518 kWh/yr), then VITARA VBFR1800EBE ($97/yr, 518 kWh/yr).

Within the Verona lineup

Ranked 11 of Verona's 13 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VEFTF3021RBK ($74/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VEBFD3620WIFS ($107/yr, its priciest).

Verona VEFBF3017RISL over 13 years

NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Verona VEFBF3017RISL that long and it costs about $1,266 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.

Shopping for a new one

Running above the category average, $97/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.

If you're keeping it

$97/year to run is the predictable cost of the Verona VEFBF3017RISL; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Where this number comes from

Ranked 3,575 of 4,704, the Verona VEFBF3017RISL 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 518 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.