VITARA VBFR1800ESE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
VITARA VBFR1800ESE: running cost
At 518 kWh/yr, the VITARA VBFR1800ESE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $97 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 34.2% above it, ranking 3,577 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 $25/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 VBFR1800ESE: VITARA VBFR1800EBE ($97/yr, 518 kWh/yr), then VITARA VBFR1800ESE-C ($97/yr, 518 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 63 of VITARA's 84 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VLUF1101EBE ($47/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VFFR2103ESE ($108/yr, its priciest).
VITARA VBFR1800ESE 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 VBFR1800ESE that long and it costs about $1,266 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $97/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the VITARA VBFR1800ESE or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $97/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.