WERCS ARM17A5ABBT Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the WERCS ARM17A5ABBT costs to run
At 246 kWh/yr, the WERCS ARM17A5ABBT's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $46 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.
How the WERCS ARM17A5ABBT compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 36.3% less, ranking 1,088 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $26/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the WERCS ARM17A5ABBT on that list: Vissani MDAR17WH5 ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while AVALLON AWC243TSZLH ($46/yr, 247 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing WERCS's own models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators WERCS makes, the ARM17A5ABBT is the cheapest to run, $3/year less than WERCS's priciest, the MS953619315302.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the WERCS ARM17A5ABBT that long and it costs about $601 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The WERCS ARM17A5ABBT already costs $46/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,088 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.