Running cost for the VITARA VFFR1800ESSE
At 512 kWh/yr, the VITARA VFFR1800ESSE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $96 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 32.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,564 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $24/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is VITARA VFFR1800ESE ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is VITARA VFFR1800ESSE-C ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr).
Comparing VITARA's own models
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 56 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
VITARA VFFR1800ESSE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the VITARA VFFR1800ESSE that long and it costs about $1,251 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
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 VFFR1800ESSE or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the VITARA VFFR1800ESSE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 512 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,564 of 4,704, the VITARA VFFR1800ESSE 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.