VITARA VLUF2000ESE: running cost
The VITARA VLUF2000ESE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 308 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $58 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 VLUF2000ESE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 20.2% less, ranking 1,813 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $15/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the VITARA VLUF2000ESE on that list: VITARA VLUF2000EBE ($58/yr, 308 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while VITARA VLUF2000EWE ($58/yr, 308 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the VITARA lineup
Ranked 11 of VITARA's 84 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VLUF1101EBE ($47/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VFFR2103ESE ($108/yr, its priciest).
VITARA VLUF2000ESE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $58/year, the VITARA VLUF2000ESE adds up to about $753 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $58/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The VITARA VLUF2000ESE already costs $58/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
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.