VITARA VBCF0860EWEI: running cost
The VITARA VBCF0860EWEI is certified by ENERGY STAR at 325 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $61 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 15.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,062 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 $11/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 LIVART LVR-046SS2D ($61/yr, 325 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WH40S1E ($61/yr, 325 kWh/yr).
Within the VITARA lineup
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 21 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
VITARA VBCF0860EWEI 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 VBCF0860EWEI that long and it costs about $794 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The VITARA VBCF0860EWEI is already efficient for its category at $61/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
The VITARA VBCF0860EWEI already costs $61/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 325 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 2,062 of 4,704, the VITARA VBCF0860EWEI 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.