West Bend WB0300RCR2X Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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 WH31E ($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.