Whirlpool WHR43E Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WHR43E
The Whirlpool WHR43E is certified by ENERGY STAR at 228 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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.
How the Whirlpool WHR43E compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 40.9% less, ranking 925 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $30/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool WHR43E on that list: Whirlpool WH43S2QE ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WHR43S1E ($43/yr, 228 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Ranked 11 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 WHR43E over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Whirlpool WHR43E that long and it costs about $557 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$43/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool WHR43E; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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. Ranked 925 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WHR43E 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.