Whirlpool WRF532SNB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Whirlpool WRF532SNB: running cost
At 585 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRF532SNB'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 3,972 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 WRF532SNB: Whirlpool WRF532SMB ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WRFF5333P ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 89 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 WRF532SNB that long and it costs about $1,430 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool WRF532SNB runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $110/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Whirlpool WRF532SNB is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
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 585 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.