Westbend WB2210FDBMRSS: running cost
At 499 kWh/yr, the Westbend WB2210FDBMRSS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $94 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 Westbend WB2210FDBMRSS compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 29.3% above it, ranking 3,496 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $21/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Westbend WB2210FDBMRSS on that list: VITARA VBBM1200EWEI ($94/yr, 499 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Kenmore 6938* ($94/yr, 500 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 of Westbend's 3 certified refrigerators, this sits between the WBFF18DLJ#** ($69/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WB2220FDBMRSS ($111/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 Westbend WB2210FDBMRSS that long and it costs about $1,220 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Westbend WB2210FDBMRSS runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $94/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Westbend WB2210FDBMRSS 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
Ranked 3,496 of 4,704, the Westbend WB2210FDBMRSS 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 499 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.