Whirlpool WH35E Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Whirlpool WH35E: running cost
The Whirlpool WH35E is certified by ENERGY STAR at 220 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $41 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WH35E against the category
That's 43% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 788 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 $31/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WHR35S1E ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WH35E. TCL MR321S ($41/yr, 220 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 6 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WH35E costs roughly $538 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool WH35E is already efficient for its category at $41/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$41/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool WH35E; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
At rank 788 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 220 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.