VITARA VFFR1703ESE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the VITARA VFFR1703ESE
At 453 kWh/yr, the VITARA VFFR1703ESE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $85 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 17.4% above it, ranking 3,228 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 $13/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 VFFR1703ESE: TRUARCTIC TARBM1731SS ($85/yr, 453 kWh/yr), then Fisher & Paykel E522B ($85/yr, 454 kWh/yr).
Comparing VITARA's own models
Ranked 43 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 VFFR1703ESE costs roughly $1,107 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $85/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $85/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 453 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,228 of 4,704, the VITARA VFFR1703ESE 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.