VITARA VLUF1101EBE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the VITARA VLUF1101EBE costs to run
The VITARA VLUF1101EBE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 250 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $47 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 VLUF1101EBE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 35.2% less, ranking 1,146 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $26/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the VITARA VLUF1101EBE on that list: upstreman CR26- ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VITARA VLUF1101ESE ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the VITARA lineup
Of the 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators VITARA makes, the VLUF1101EBE is the cheapest to run, $61/year less than VITARA's priciest, the VFFR2103ESE.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the VITARA VLUF1101EBE that long and it costs about $611 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $47/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The VITARA VLUF1101EBE already costs $47/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 250 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,146 of 4,704, the VITARA VLUF1101EBE 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.