Whirlpool WRFA35SWH Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRFA35SWH
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WRFA35SWH at 615 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $116 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WRFA35SWH against the category
That's 59.3% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,155 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $43/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WRFF3036R ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WRFA35SWH. Whirlpool WRF535SWH ($116/yr, 615 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 101 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Whirlpool WRFA35SWH that long and it costs about $1,503 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
The Whirlpool WRFA35SWH 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Whirlpool WRFA35SWH already costs $116/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 615 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,155 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRFA35SWH 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.