VITARA VFFR1800ESBE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the VITARA VFFR1800ESBE costs to run
At 512 kWh/yr, the VITARA VFFR1800ESBE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $96 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 32.6% above it, ranking 3,562 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 $24/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 VFFR1800ESBE: VITARA VFFR1800EBE ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr), then VITARA VFFR1800ESE ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr).
Within the VITARA lineup
Ranked 54 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 VFFR1800ESBE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VITARA VFFR1800ESBE costs roughly $1,251 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The VITARA VFFR1800ESBE 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 $96/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the VITARA VFFR1800ESBE 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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 512 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,562 of 4,704, the VITARA VFFR1800ESBE 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.