VITARA VTFR1804EBE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the VITARA VTFR1804EBE
The VITARA VTFR1804EBE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 365 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $69 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
VITARA VTFR1804EBE against the category
That's 5.4% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,627 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 $4/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Westbend WBFF18DLJ# ($69/yr, 365 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the VITARA VTFR1804EBE. Premium Levella PRN18 ($69/yr, 365 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 28 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $69/year, the VITARA VTFR1804EBE adds up to about $892 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The VITARA VTFR1804EBE 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The VITARA VTFR1804EBE 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.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 365 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,627 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.