VIKING VCSB5423 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the VIKING VCSB5423 costs to run
The VIKING VCSB5423 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 706 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $133 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VIKING VCSB5423 against the category
That's 82.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,494 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 $60/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LFXS26566 ($133/yr, 708 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VIKING VCSB5423. VIKING FDSB5423 ($133/yr, 706 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
VIKING makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 10 of 12 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VDUO5241DSS at $37/yr, and its priciest, the VCSB5483 at $134/yr.
VIKING VCSB5423 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $133/year, the VIKING VCSB5423 adds up to about $1,725 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The VIKING VCSB5423 runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $133/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the VIKING VCSB5423 is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,494 of 4,704, the VIKING VCSB5423 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.