VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE
The VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 333 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $63 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE against the category
That's 13.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,254 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 $10/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
West Bend WBFF146DLJ# ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE. Vissani VS146HSTMW ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the VITARA;FORTE lineup
The VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE is the only refrigerator from VITARA;FORTE that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full refrigerator category.
VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE costs roughly $814 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE is already efficient for its category at $63/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
At rank 2,254 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 333 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.