Vida by Paderno 043-1504-4: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Vida by Paderno 043-1504-4 at 226 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $42 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 Vida by Paderno 043-1504-4 compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 41.5% less, ranking 839 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vida by Paderno 043-1504-4 on that list: VIDA 043-1504-4 ($42/yr, 226 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Commercial Cool CCRR4ALB ($43/yr, 227 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Vida by Paderno lineup
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators Vida by Paderno makes, the 043-1504-4 is the cheapest to run, $8/year less than Vida by Paderno's priciest, the 043-1503-6.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $42/year, the Vida by Paderno 043-1504-4 adds up to about $552 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $42/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Vida by Paderno 043-1504-4 already costs $42/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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.