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VIKING VRUO5241DRSS: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run
$41/year at the national-average rate

The VIKING VRUO5241DRSS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 219 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.11per day
$3.43per month
219kWh per year, certified
$535over a 13-yr lifespan

The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

VIKING VRUO5241DRSS against the category

That's 43.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 726 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 $31/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Amana AMAR35S1E ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VIKING VRUO5241DRSS. VIKING VRUO5241DLSS ($41/yr, 219 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

VIKING makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 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

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VIKING VRUO5241DRSS costs roughly $535 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The VIKING VRUO5241DRSS 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 VRUO5241DRSS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 726 of 4,704, the VIKING VRUO5241DRSS 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.