West Bend WBAR16F3S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the West Bend WBAR16F3S
The West Bend WBAR16F3S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 247 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $46 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 36% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,097 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $26/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is West Bend WBAR16F1B ($46/yr, 247 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Silhouette Professional DKC055D1SSPRO-1 ($47/yr, 248 kWh/yr).
Comparing West Bend's own models
West Bend makes 11 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 4 of 11 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WB0310RCRX at $41/yr, and its priciest, the WBFF24VDLJM# at $79/yr.
West Bend WBAR16F3S over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the West Bend WBAR16F3S costs roughly $604 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The West Bend WBAR16F3S is already efficient for its category at $46/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
$46/year to run is the predictable cost of the West Bend WBAR16F3S; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 1,097 of 4,704, the West Bend WBAR16F3S 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 247 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.