VITARA VTFR1800 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
VITARA VTFR1800: running cost
At 360 kWh/yr, the VITARA VTFR1800's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $68 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VITARA VTFR1800 against the category
That's 6.7% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,516 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 $5/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
VITARA VTFR1800E ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VITARA VTFR1800. upstreman BD176-White ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the VITARA lineup
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 25 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the VITARA VTFR1800 costs roughly $880 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The VITARA VTFR1800 is already efficient for its category at $68/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
$68/year to run is the predictable cost of the VITARA VTFR1800; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 360 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,516 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.