Whirlpool URB551WNGZ Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Whirlpool URB551WNGZ: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool URB551WNGZ at 396 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $74 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool URB551WNGZ against the category
That's 2.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,907 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Conserv MDRF376-1150 ($75/yr, 397 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool URB551WNGZ. VITARA VBFR1200ESE ($74/yr, 396 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 49 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
Whirlpool URB551WNGZ over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool URB551WNGZ costs roughly $968 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Whirlpool URB551WNGZ is already efficient for its category at $74/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
Whether or not the Whirlpool URB551WNGZ ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,907 of 4,704, the Whirlpool URB551WNGZ 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.