VITARA VTFR1001EWE: running cost
The VITARA VTFR1001EWE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 297 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VITARA VTFR1001EWE against the category
That's 23.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,749 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;FORTÉ VTFR1002EWE ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VITARA VTFR1001EWE. VITARA VTFR1001ESE ($56/yr, 297 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
VITARA VTFR1001EWE over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VITARA VTFR1001EWE costs roughly $726 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The VITARA VTFR1001EWE 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
$56/year to run is the predictable cost of the VITARA VTFR1001EWE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 297 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.