What the VITARA VTFR0732BE costs to run
At 344 kWh/yr, the VITARA VTFR0732BE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $65 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VITARA VTFR0732BE against the category
That's 10.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,325 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 $8/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VITARA VTFR0732WE ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VITARA VTFR0732BE. Vissani MDTF7WHES4 ($65/yr, 344 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the VITARA lineup
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 22 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
VITARA VTFR0732BE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VITARA VTFR0732BE costs roughly $841 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The VITARA VTFR0732BE is already efficient for its category at $65/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
$65/year to run is the predictable cost of the VITARA VTFR0732BE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 2,325 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.