VITARA VTFR1803EWE: running cost
At 367 kWh/yr, the VITARA VTFR1803EWE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $69 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 4.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,678 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 $4/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 SH SH513-WW ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is ZGA ZRT18ASLOPR ($69/yr, 367 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 29 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the VITARA VTFR1803EWE that long and it costs about $897 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The VITARA VTFR1803EWE is already efficient for its category at $69/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
The VITARA VTFR1803EWE already costs $69/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 2,678 of 4,704, the VITARA VTFR1803EWE 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. The 367 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.