What the Whirlpool WH35**E costs to run
At 220 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WH35**E's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $41 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 WH35**E compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 43% less, ranking 788 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $31/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool WH35**E on that list: TCL MR321S ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WHR35S1E ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 6 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $41/year, the Whirlpool WH35**E adds up to about $538 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $41/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 WH35**E already costs $41/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.