Whirlpool WRF993FIF Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRF993FIF
The Whirlpool WRF993FIF is certified by ENERGY STAR at 755 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $142 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 95.6% above it, ranking 4,625 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 $69/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 WRF993FIF: Whirlpool WRF992FIF ($142/yr, 755 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WRF995FIF ($142/yr, 755 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 155 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 WRF993FIF over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $142/year, the Whirlpool WRF993FIF adds up to about $1,845 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool WRF993FIF 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 $142/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $142/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,625 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRF993FIF 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.