Whirlpool WRF540CWB Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Whirlpool WRF540CWB costs to run
At 563 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRF540CWB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $106 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 45.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,840 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 $33/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 Maytag MFC2062FE ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WRF540CWH ($106/yr, 563 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 79 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WRF540CWB costs roughly $1,376 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool WRF540CWB 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 $106/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRF540CWB 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. At rank 3,840 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.