VITARA VTFR2102EWE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
VITARA VTFR2102EWE: running cost
At 382 kWh/yr, the VITARA VTFR2102EWE's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $72 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 1% less, ranking 2,780 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $1/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the VITARA VTFR2102EWE: upstreman TM202-# ($72/yr, 382 kWh/yr), then Bosch B10CB81NV ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 30 of VITARA's 84 certified refrigerators, this sits between the VLUF1101EBE ($47/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VFFR2103ESE ($108/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $72/year, the VITARA VTFR2102EWE adds up to about $934 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $72/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$72/year to run is the predictable cost of the VITARA VTFR2102EWE; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 382 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.