Vesta VRF-NEWFOUNDLAND-24SS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vesta VRF-NEWFOUNDLAND-24SS at 310 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $58 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Vesta VRF-NEWFOUNDLAND-24SS against the category
That's 19.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,832 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $14/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VITARA VTFR1201*** ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Vesta VRF-NEWFOUNDLAND-24SS. upstreman BD116-White ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Vesta's own models
Vesta makes 7 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 7 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the Labrador 20WH at $51/yr, and its priciest, the VRF-GREENLAND-36SS at $101/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $58/year, the Vesta VRF-NEWFOUNDLAND-24SS adds up to about $758 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Vesta VRF-NEWFOUNDLAND-24SS is already efficient for its category at $58/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Vesta VRF-NEWFOUNDLAND-24SS already costs $58/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
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.