Whirlpool WRFF3736SV Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRFF3736SV
The Whirlpool WRFF3736SV is certified by ENERGY STAR at 715 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $134 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 85.2% above it, ranking 4,533 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 $62/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 WRFF3736SV: Whirlpool WRFF3536SZ ($134/yr, 715 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WRFF3736SW ($134/yr, 715 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 142 of Whirlpool's 156 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMA27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WRF995FIF ($142/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WRFF3736SV costs roughly $1,747 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool WRFF3736SV 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 $134/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $134/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 715 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,533 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRFF3736SV 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.