What the VITARA VTFR1202EWE costs to run
The VITARA VTFR1202EWE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 316 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $59 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the VITARA VTFR1202EWE compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 18.1% less, ranking 1,927 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $13/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the VITARA VTFR1202EWE on that list: Vissani VS121HSTMW ($59/yr, 316 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while GE FUF22DZR**** ($60/yr, 318 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the VITARA lineup
Ranked 20 of VITARA's 84 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VLUF1101EBE ($47/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VFFR2103ESE ($108/yr, its priciest).
VITARA VTFR1202EWE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the VITARA VTFR1202EWE that long and it costs about $772 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $59/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The VITARA VTFR1202EWE already costs $59/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 316 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,927 of 4,704, the VITARA VTFR1202EWE 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.