VITARA VBFR1200ESE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the VITARA VBFR1200ESE costs to run
The VITARA VBFR1200ESE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 396 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $74 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.
How the VITARA VBFR1200ESE compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 2.6% above it, ranking 2,906 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the VITARA VBFR1200ESE on that list: SANKEY RF 2363 SS ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool URB551WNGZ ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing VITARA's own models
Ranked 32 of VITARA's 84 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VLUF1101EBE ($47/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VFFR2103ESE ($108/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the VITARA VBFR1200ESE that long and it costs about $968 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $74/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
$74/year to run is the predictable cost of the VITARA VBFR1200ESE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,906 of 4,704, the VITARA VBFR1200ESE 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.