Whirlpool WRF767SDE Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Whirlpool WRF767SDE: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WRF767SDE at 709 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $133 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 83.7% above it, ranking 4,508 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 $61/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 WRF767SDE: Whirlpool WRF757SDE ($133/yr, 709 kWh/yr), then Kitchen Aid KRFF577K0 ($133/yr, 710 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 136 of Whirlpool's 156 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMA27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WRF995FIF ($142/yr, its priciest).
Whirlpool WRF767SDE over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Whirlpool WRF767SDE that long and it costs about $1,733 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
At $133/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Whirlpool WRF767SDE or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRF767SDE ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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 709 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.