What the VIKING VDUI5241DSS costs to run
At 217 kWh/yr, the VIKING VDUI5241DSS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VIKING VDUI5241DSS against the category
That's 43.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 604 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 $32/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BANGSON US-BSR-100 ($41/yr, 218 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VIKING VDUI5241DSS. Sub-Zero ID-27R ($41/yr, 217 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing VIKING's own models
VIKING makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 of 12 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VDUO5241DSS at $37/yr, and its priciest, the VCSB5483***** at $134/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the VIKING VDUI5241DSS that long and it costs about $530 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The VIKING VDUI5241DSS is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the VIKING VDUI5241DSS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 217 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 604 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.