West Bend WB0300RCR2X**: running cost
The West Bend WB0300RCR2X** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 320 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
West Bend WB0300RCR2X** against the category
That's 17.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,008 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 $12/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WH31**E ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the West Bend WB0300RCR2X**. Vissani VSR31MS1E01 ($60/yr, 320 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing West Bend's own models
West Bend makes 11 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 9 of 11 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WB0310RCRX** at $41/yr, and its priciest, the WBFF24VDLJM#** at $79/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the West Bend WB0300RCR2X** costs roughly $782 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The West Bend WB0300RCR2X** is already efficient for its category at $60/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the West Bend WB0300RCR2X** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 2,008 of 4,704, the West Bend WB0300RCR2X** 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 320 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.