Verona VEFTF3021RWH Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Verona VEFTF3021RWH costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Verona VEFTF3021RWH 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 VEFTF3021RWH compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 2.1% above it, ranking 2,883 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 VEFTF3021RWH on that list: Verona VEFTF3021RSL ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WRT312CZJ ($74/yr, 394 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Verona's own models
Ranked 3 of Verona's 13 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VEFTF3021RBK ($74/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VEBFD3620WIFS ($107/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Verona VEFTF3021RWH 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Verona VEFTF3021RWH 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
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 394 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.