Whirlpool WRFF3736SZ Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRFF3736SZ
The Whirlpool WRFF3736SZ 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 4,535 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 WRFF3736SZ: Whirlpool WRFF3736SW ($134/yr, 715 kWh/yr), then LG LRMDC2306 ($135/yr, 716 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 144 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 WRFF3736SZ costs roughly $1,747 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Whirlpool WRFF3736SZ 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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$134/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool WRFF3736SZ; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 4,535 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRFF3736SZ 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.