VITARA VFFR2100ESSE: running cost
At 573 kWh/yr, the VITARA VFFR2100ESSE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $108 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 48.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,892 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 $35/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 Midea MRF27I4*** ($108/yr, 573 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is LG LF21C6200* ($108/yr, 574 kWh/yr).
Comparing VITARA's own models
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 83 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 VFFR2100ESSE costs roughly $1,400 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The VITARA VFFR2100ESSE 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 $108/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the VITARA VFFR2100ESSE 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.
The data behind this page
Ranked 3,892 of 4,704, the VITARA VFFR2100ESSE 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. The 573 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.