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What the Whirlpool WRFF3336SW costs to run

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$121/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WRFF3336SW at 645 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.33per day
$10.11per month
645kWh per year, certified
$1,576over a 13-yr lifespan

The $121 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Whirlpool WRFF3336SW against the category

That's 67.1% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,271 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 $49/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Whirlpool WRFF3336SZ ($121/yr, 645 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WRFF3336SW. Whirlpool WRFF3336SB ($121/yr, 645 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 110 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF*** at $142/yr.

Whirlpool WRFF3336SW over 13 years

13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $121/year, the Whirlpool WRFF3336SW adds up to about $1,576 in electricity over that span.

Is it worth replacing?

Running above the category average, $121/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

Whether or not the Whirlpool WRFF3336SW ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

Sourcing

Ranked 4,271 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRFF3336SW 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 645 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.