VITARA VBFR1801ESSE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the VITARA VBFR1801ESSE costs to run
At 438 kWh/yr, the VITARA VBFR1801ESSE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $82 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 VBFR1801ESSE compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 13.5% above it, ranking 3,119 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $10/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the VITARA VBFR1801ESSE on that list: TRUARCTIC TRBM1830SV ($82/yr, 438 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Fisher & Paykel RS2484W# ($83/yr, 439 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 41 of VITARA's 84 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VLUF1101EBE ($47/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VFFR2103ESE ($108/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $82/year, the VITARA VBFR1801ESSE adds up to about $1,070 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The VITARA VBFR1801ESSE runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $82/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $82/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
At rank 3,119 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 438 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.