VITARA VFFR2101ESBE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the VITARA VFFR2101ESBE
The VITARA VFFR2101ESBE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 539 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $101 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VITARA VFFR2101ESBE against the category
That's 39.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,654 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 $29/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VITARA VFFR2101ESBE-C ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VITARA VFFR2101ESBE. VITARA VFFR2101EBE ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the VITARA lineup
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 70 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
VITARA VFFR2101ESBE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $101/year, the VITARA VFFR2101ESBE adds up to about $1,317 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $101/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
A refrigerator like the VITARA VFFR2101ESBE 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.
Sourcing
Ranked 3,654 of 4,704, the VITARA VFFR2101ESBE 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 539 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.