What the Whirlpool URBC6024SZ costs to run
At 385 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool URBC6024SZ's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $72 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 Whirlpool URBC6024SZ compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.3% less, ranking 2,805 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $0/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool URBC6024SZ on that list: Summit LBM1035PL ($72/yr, 385 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Frigidaire FFHT2033V* ($73/yr, 386 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 47 of Whirlpool's 156 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMA27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WRF995FIF*** ($142/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool URBC6024SZ costs roughly $941 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $72/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
The Whirlpool URBC6024SZ already costs $72/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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.