What the VITARA VTFR1201ESE costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the VITARA VTFR1201ESE at 310 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $58 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 19.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,835 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 $14/year under 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 VTFR1201EBE ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is VITARA VTFR1201EWE ($58/yr, 310 kWh/yr).
Within the VITARA lineup
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 15 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the VITARA VTFR1201ESE that long and it costs about $758 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The VITARA VTFR1201ESE is already efficient for its category at $58/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $58/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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.