Whirlpool WH46E Running Cost (Refrigerator)

Name: Whirlpool WH46E
Brand: Whirlpool

What the Whirlpool WH46E costs to run

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$50/year at the national-average rate

The Whirlpool WH46E is certified by ENERGY STAR at 266 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.

$0.14per day

$4.17per month

266kWh per year, certified

$650over a 13-yr lifespan

See this at your own electricity rate

The $50 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 31.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,372 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $23/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Perlick HP24RS4E-- ($50/yr, 266 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Vissani VS44HSCPB ($50/yr, 267 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 13 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.

Whirlpool WH46E over 13 years

Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WH46E costs roughly $650 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Shopping for a new one

The Whirlpool WH46E is already efficient for its category at $50/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

At $50/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

The data behind this page

Ranked 1,372 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WH46E 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. The 266 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.