What the VITARA VSBS2001EW costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the VITARA VSBS2001EW at 560 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $105 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 45.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,821 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 $33/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 VSBS2001ESS ($105/yr, 560 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is DCS RS36(X) ($105/yr, 561 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 81 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
VITARA VSBS2001EW over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VITARA VSBS2001EW costs roughly $1,369 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
At $105/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 VSBS2001EW or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$105/year to run is the predictable cost of the VITARA VSBS2001EW; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
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.