VITARA VFFR1800ESE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the VITARA VFFR1800ESE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the VITARA VFFR1800ESE at 512 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 3,563 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 VFFR1800ESE: VITARA VFFR1800ESBE ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr), then VITARA VFFR1800ESSE ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 55 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the VITARA VFFR1800ESE that long and it costs about $1,251 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $96/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the VITARA VFFR1800ESE or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the VITARA VFFR1800ESE 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 3,563 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.