West Bend WBFF24VDLJM# Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the West Bend WBFF24VDLJM#
ENERGY STAR certifies the West Bend WBFF24VDLJM# at 422 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $79 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 9.3% above it, ranking 3,022 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $7/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the West Bend WBFF24VDLJM#: VITARA VTFR2400EWE ($79/yr, 422 kWh/yr), then AVG ARBM150SE ($80/yr, 423 kWh/yr).
Comparing West Bend's own models
Of the 11 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators West Bend makes, the WBFF24VDLJM# costs the most to run, $39/year more than West Bend's cheapest, the WB0310RCRX.
West Bend WBFF24VDLJM# over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the West Bend WBFF24VDLJM# costs roughly $1,031 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
At $79/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the West Bend WBFF24VDLJM# or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the West Bend WBFF24VDLJM# ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
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.