Whirlpool WRF532SNH Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRF532SNH
At 584 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRF532SNH'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.
How the Whirlpool WRF532SNH compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 51.3% above it, ranking 3,946 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 WRF532SNH on that list: Whirlpool WRF532SMH ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WRFA32SMH ($110/yr, 584 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Ranked 86 of Whirlpool's 156 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMA27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WRF995FIF ($142/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $110/year, the Whirlpool WRF532SNH adds up to about $1,427 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool WRF532SNH 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
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRF532SNH 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
At rank 3,946 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. The 584 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.