Whirlpool WRF535SWB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Whirlpool WRF535SWB costs to run
The Whirlpool WRF535SWB is certified by ENERGY STAR at 615 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $116 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 59.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,153 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $43/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Whirlpool WRF535SMH ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WRF535SWH ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr).
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 99 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
Whirlpool WRF535SWB over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WRF535SWB costs roughly $1,503 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool WRF535SWB 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 $116/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRF535SWB ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,153 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRF535SWB 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.