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.