Whirlpool WRF532SNB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRF532SNB
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WRF532SNB at 501 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $94 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WRF532SNB against the category
That's 29.8% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,513 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $22/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG LRFNS2200 ($95/yr, 503 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WRF532SNB. Mora MRB221N6AWE ($94/yr, 501 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 75 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
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 WRF532SNB that long and it costs about $1,224 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $94/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Whirlpool WRF532SNB already costs $94/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 3,513 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.