VITARA VTFR1001ESE: running cost
At 297 kWh/yr, the VITARA VTFR1001ESE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VITARA VTFR1001ESE against the category
That's 23.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,748 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 $17/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VITARA VTFR1001EWE ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VITARA VTFR1001ESE. VITARA VTFR1001EBE ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing VITARA's own models
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 8 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the VITARA VTFR1001ESE that long and it costs about $726 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The VITARA VTFR1001ESE is already efficient for its category at $56/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
A refrigerator like the VITARA VTFR1001ESE is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 1,748 of 4,704, the VITARA VTFR1001ESE 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.