What the VITARA VTFR1802EI*E costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the VITARA VTFR1802EI*E at 448 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $84 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 16.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,173 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 $12/year over 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 Samsung RT18M62*5** ($84/yr, 448 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is BLACK DECKER BR1810HIMW ($85/yr, 450 kWh/yr).
Within the VITARA lineup
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 42 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
VITARA VTFR1802EI*E 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 VTFR1802EI*E that long and it costs about $1,095 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $84/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the VITARA VTFR1802EI*E or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$84/year to run is the predictable cost of the VITARA VTFR1802EI*E; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 448 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,173 of 4,704, the VITARA VTFR1802EI*E 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.