VITARA VFFR2101ESSE-C Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: VITARA VFFR2101ESSE-C
Brand: VITARA

Running cost for the VITARA VFFR2101ESSE-C

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$101/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the VITARA VFFR2101ESSE-C at 539 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.28per day

$8.44per month

539kWh per year, certified

$1,317over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

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-C compares to other refrigerators

The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 39.6% above it, ranking 3,659 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-C on that list: VITARA VFFR2101ESSE ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VITARA VFFR2101EWE ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.

Within the VITARA lineup

Ranked 75 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-C costs roughly $1,317 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Weighing a replacement

At $101/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 VFFR2101ESSE-C or its replacement.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

If you're keeping it

Whether or not the VITARA VFFR2101ESSE-C 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

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.