Running cost for the Verona VEFFD3620RISL
The Verona VEFFD3620RISL is certified by ENERGY STAR at 539 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $101 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.
How the Verona VEFFD3620RISL compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 39.6% above it, ranking 3,651 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $29/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Verona VEFFD3620RISL on that list: THOR KITCHEN TRF3621FDB ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Vesta VRF-GREENLAND-36SS ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 12 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 VEFFD3620RISL 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 VEFFD3620RISL that long and it costs about $1,317 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $101/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$101/year to run is the predictable cost of the Verona VEFFD3620RISL; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 539 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.