VIKING VRUI5241GSS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
VIKING VRUI5241GSS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the VIKING VRUI5241GSS at 251 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $47 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 35% less, ranking 1,159 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 $25/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 VIKING VRUI5241GSS: VIKING VBUI5241GSS ($47/yr, 251 kWh/yr), then Galanz BC-75R-62H ($47/yr, 252 kWh/yr).
Within the VIKING lineup
Ranked 8 of VIKING's 12 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VDUO5241DSS ($37/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VCSB5483 ($134/yr, its priciest).
VIKING VRUI5241GSS over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VIKING VRUI5241GSS costs roughly $613 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the VIKING VRUI5241GSS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 1,159 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. The 251 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.