VITARA VFFR2101ESSE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the VITARA VFFR2101ESSE
At 539 kWh/yr, the VITARA VFFR2101ESSE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $101 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 VFFR2101ESSE compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 39.6% above it, ranking 3,658 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $29/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the VITARA VFFR2101ESSE on that list: VITARA VFFR2101ESE-C ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VITARA VFFR2101ESSE-C ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 74 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 VFFR2101ESSE costs roughly $1,317 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The VITARA VFFR2101ESSE 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 $101/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The VITARA VFFR2101ESSE already costs $101/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 3,658 of 4,704, the VITARA VFFR2101ESSE 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.