Whirlpool WRFC5036R Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the Whirlpool WRFC5036R costs to run
At 673 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRFC5036R's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $127 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 74.4% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,382 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $54/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is KitchenAid KRFC604F ($127/yr, 673 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WRFC5236R ($127/yr, 673 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 120 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
What this adds up to over time
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $127/year, the Whirlpool WRFC5036R adds up to about $1,645 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
At $127/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 WRFC5036R or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$127/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool WRFC5036R; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 4,382 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRFC5036R 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. The 673 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.