Whirlpool WRF532SMB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Whirlpool WRF532SMB costs to run
At 585 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRF532SMB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $110 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 51.6% above it, ranking 3,971 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 $37/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 WRF532SMB: TRUARCTIC TARFD2231SS ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WRF532SNB ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr).
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Ranked 88 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 WRF532SMB 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 WRF532SMB that long and it costs about $1,430 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $110/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Whirlpool WRF532SMB already costs $110/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. At rank 3,971 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.