VITARA;FORTÉ VTFR1002EWE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the VITARA;FORTÉ VTFR1002EWE
The VITARA;FORTÉ VTFR1002EWE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 297 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $56 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 23.1% less, ranking 1,750 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 $17/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 VITARA;FORTÉ VTFR1002EWE: VITARA VTFR1001EWE ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr), then ZGA ZRT10ASLOPR ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr).
Within the VITARA;FORTÉ lineup
The VITARA;FORTÉ VTFR1002EWE is the only refrigerator from VITARA;FORTÉ that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
VITARA;FORTÉ VTFR1002EWE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the VITARA;FORTÉ VTFR1002EWE that long and it costs about $726 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $56/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the VITARA;FORTÉ VTFR1002EWE 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.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 1,750 of 4,704, the VITARA;FORTÉ VTFR1002EWE 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. The 297 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.