VITARA VTFR2101EIE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
VITARA VTFR2101EIE: running cost
The VITARA VTFR2101EIE is certified by ENERGY STAR at 469 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $88 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 21.5% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,410 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 $16/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 Premium Levella PRNIM20 ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WRB119WFB ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr).
Within the VITARA lineup
VITARA makes 84 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 46 of 84 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the VLUF1101EBE at $47/yr, and its priciest, the VFFR2103ESE at $108/yr.
VITARA VTFR2101EIE over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $88/year, the VITARA VTFR2101EIE adds up to about $1,146 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $88/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $88/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance. The 469 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.