VITARA VFFR1801ESSE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
VITARA VFFR1801ESSE: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the VITARA VFFR1801ESSE 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.
How the VITARA VFFR1801ESSE compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 32.6% above it, ranking 3,569 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $24/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the VITARA VFFR1801ESSE on that list: VITARA VFFR1801ESE ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Beko BBBF2813IM ($97/yr, 515 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 61 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 VFFR1801ESSE 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 VFFR1801ESSE or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the VITARA VFFR1801ESSE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
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. The 512 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.