Verona VEFTF3324RSL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Verona VEFTF3324RSL
The Verona VEFTF3324RSL is certified by ENERGY STAR at 422 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $79 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 9.3% above it, ranking 3,016 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 $7/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 VEFTF3324RSL: Verona VEFTF3324RBK ($79/yr, 422 kWh/yr), then Verona VEFTF3324RWH ($79/yr, 422 kWh/yr).
Within the Verona lineup
Ranked 5 of Verona's 13 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VEFTF3021RBK ($74/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VEBFD3620WIFS ($107/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Verona VEFTF3324RSL costs roughly $1,031 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $79/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Verona VEFTF3324RSL already costs $79/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Where this number comes from
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 422 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.