VIKING VRUO5241DLSS Running Cost (Refrigerator)
VIKING VRUO5241DLSS: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the VIKING VRUO5241DLSS at 219 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 43.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 725 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $31/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Twin Eagles TEOR24-G ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is VIKING VRUO5241DRSS ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr).
Comparing VIKING's own models
VIKING makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 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 VRUO5241DLSS that long and it costs about $535 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The VIKING VRUO5241DLSS 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the VIKING VRUO5241DLSS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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.