VITARA VFFR1801ESBE: running cost
At 512 kWh/yr, the VITARA VFFR1801ESBE'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.
VITARA VFFR1801ESBE against the category
That's 32.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,567 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $24/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VITARA VFFR1801ESE ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VITARA VFFR1801ESBE. VITARA VFFR1800EWE ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the VITARA lineup
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 59 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VITARA VFFR1801ESBE costs roughly $1,251 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
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 VFFR1801ESBE or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the VITARA VFFR1801ESBE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
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.