VITARA VBFR1800EWE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the VITARA VBFR1800EWE
At 518 kWh/yr, the VITARA VBFR1800EWE'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 3,581 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 VBFR1800EWE: VITARA VBFR1800ESSE-C ($97/yr, 518 kWh/yr), then BLACK+DECKER BRF1600GIMB ($98/yr, 523 kWh/yr).
Comparing VITARA's own models
Ranked 67 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VITARA VBFR1800EWE costs roughly $1,266 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $97/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the VITARA VBFR1800EWE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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. At rank 3,581 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.