Whirlpool WRB533CZJ Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Whirlpool WRB533CZJ: running cost
At 494 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRB533CZJ's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $93 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 28% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,479 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 $20/year over 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 VITARA VFFR2105ESE ($93/yr, 493 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WRB543CMJ ($93/yr, 494 kWh/yr).
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 72 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
Whirlpool WRB533CZJ 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 WRB533CZJ that long and it costs about $1,207 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $93/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Whirlpool WRB533CZJ or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRB533CZJ ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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. The 494 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.