What the Verona VEFTF3021RSL costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Verona VEFTF3021RSL at 394 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $74 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 VEFTF3021RSL compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 2.1% above it, ranking 2,882 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Verona VEFTF3021RSL on that list: Verona VEFTF3021RBK ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Verona VEFTF3021RWH ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Verona's own models
Ranked 2 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 VEFTF3021RSL over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Verona VEFTF3021RSL costs roughly $963 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Verona VEFTF3021RSL ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.