West Bend WBFF146DLJ# Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the West Bend WBFF146DLJ#
The West Bend WBFF146DLJ# is certified by ENERGY STAR at 333 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $63 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 WBFF146DLJ# compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 13.7% less, ranking 2,255 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $10/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the West Bend WBFF146DLJ# on that list: VITARA;FORTE VTFR1500EBE ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while ZGA ZRT15ASLOPR ($63/yr, 333 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing West Bend's own models
Ranked 10 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).
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 West Bend WBFF146DLJ# that long and it costs about $814 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $63/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
Whether or not the West Bend WBFF146DLJ# ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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. 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.