VITARA VFFR1700ESSE: running cost
At 504 kWh/yr, the VITARA VFFR1700ESSE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $95 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 30.6% above it, ranking 3,521 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 $22/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 VFFR1700ESSE: VITARA VFFR1700ESE ($95/yr, 504 kWh/yr), then FULGOR MILANO, BERTAZZONI, VITARA FM4FBM36FBI ($95/yr, 505 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 52 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VITARA VFFR1700ESSE costs roughly $1,232 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The VITARA VFFR1700ESSE 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 $95/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the VITARA VFFR1700ESSE is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
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.