Whirlpool WRFC3036R Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Whirlpool WRFC3036R: running cost
The Whirlpool WRFC3036R is certified by ENERGY STAR at 603 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WRFC3036R against the category
That's 56.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,095 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 $41/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
BLUE STAR BBB363 ($114/yr, 605 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WRFC3036R. Whirlpool KRFC236S ($113/yr, 603 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 94 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
Whirlpool WRFC3036R over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WRFC3036R costs roughly $1,474 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool WRFC3036R 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 $113/year every year.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRFC3036R ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
At rank 4,095 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. The 603 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.