Whirlpool WRB119WFB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRB119WFB
The Whirlpool WRB119WFB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 469 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $88 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 WRB119WFB compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 21.5% above it, ranking 3,411 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $16/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool WRB119WFB on that list: VITARA VTFR2101EIE ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WRB329FB ($88/yr, 469 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 66 of Whirlpool's 156 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMA27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WRF995FIF ($142/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Whirlpool WRB119WFB that long and it costs about $1,146 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $88/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $88/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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. 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.