Whirlpool WHR27E Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Whirlpool WHR27E costs to run
The Whirlpool WHR27E is certified by ENERGY STAR at 215 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $40 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 44.3% less, ranking 594 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 $32/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 WHR27E: Upstreman;Frestec;NOOODY FR31 ($40/yr, 215 kWh/yr), then Avanti RMRS31X#-IS ($41/yr, 216 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 3 of Whirlpool's 156 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMA27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WRF995FIF ($142/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Whirlpool WHR27E that long and it costs about $525 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $40/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
A refrigerator like the Whirlpool WHR27E is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 594 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WHR27E 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.