Whirlpool WRF532SMH Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRF532SMH
The Whirlpool WRF532SMH is certified by ENERGY STAR at 584 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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.
How the Whirlpool WRF532SMH compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 51.3% above it, ranking 3,945 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $37/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool WRF532SMH on that list: Whirlpool WRB322DMH ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WRF532SNH ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 85 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 WRF532SMH that long and it costs about $1,427 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $110/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 WRF532SMH or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRF532SMH ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 584 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,945 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRF532SMH 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.