VITARA VFFR2102ESSE Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: VITARA VFFR2102ESSE
Brand: VITARA

VITARA VFFR2102ESSE: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$107/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

ENERGY STAR certifies the VITARA VFFR2102ESSE at 569 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.29per day

$8.91per month

569kWh per year, certified

$1,391over a 13-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $107 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

VITARA VFFR2102ESSE against the category

That's 47.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,871 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 $34/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Whirlpool WRQA59CNKZ ($107/yr, 569 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VITARA VFFR2102ESSE. Verona VEBFD3620WIFS ($107/yr, 569 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing VITARA's own models

VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 82 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

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $107/year, the VITARA VFFR2102ESSE adds up to about $1,391 in electricity over that span.

Weighing a replacement

At $107/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 VFFR2102ESSE or its replacement.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

At $107/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 569 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.