Whirlpool WH43E Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Whirlpool WH43E: running cost
At 228 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WH43E's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $43 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 922 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 4,704 refrigerators ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $30/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Whirlpool WH43E: Vissani HVR440HWEF ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WH43S1E ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 8 of Whirlpool's 156 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMA27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WRF995FIF ($142/yr, its priciest).
Whirlpool WH43E over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WH43E costs roughly $557 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $43/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Whirlpool WH43E ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 228 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.