Running cost for the VITARA VLUF1101ESE
At 250 kWh/yr, the VITARA VLUF1101ESE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $47 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VITARA VLUF1101ESE against the category
That's 35.2% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,147 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 $26/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VITARA VLUF1101EWE ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VITARA VLUF1101ESE. VITARA VLUF1101EBE ($47/yr, 250 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the VITARA lineup
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
VITARA VLUF1101ESE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VITARA VLUF1101ESE costs roughly $611 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The VITARA VLUF1101ESE is already efficient for its category at $47/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $47/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
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.