VITARA VFFR2101EWE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the VITARA VFFR2101EWE costs to run
At 539 kWh/yr, the VITARA VFFR2101EWE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $101 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 39.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,660 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 $29/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 VITARA VFFR2101ESSE-C ($101/yr, 539 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Bertazzoni REF30BMBIPLT ($102/yr, 540 kWh/yr).
Comparing VITARA's own models
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 76 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
VITARA VFFR2101EWE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VITARA VFFR2101EWE costs roughly $1,317 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The VITARA VFFR2101EWE 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$101/year to run is the predictable cost of the VITARA VFFR2101EWE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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 539 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.