West Bend WBAR16F0W: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the West Bend WBAR16F0W at 247 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
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 West Bend WBAR16F0W compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 36% less, ranking 1,095 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 West Bend WBAR16F0W on that list: Frigidaire FFUE0736AW ($46/yr, 247 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while West Bend WBAR16F1B ($46/yr, 247 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of West Bend's 11 certified refrigerators, this sits between the WB0310RCRX** ($41/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WBFF24VDLJM#** ($79/yr, its priciest).
West Bend WBAR16F0W over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the West Bend WBAR16F0W that long and it costs about $604 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $46/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
A refrigerator like the West Bend WBAR16F0W is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
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 247 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.