What the Whirlpool WRFF5333P* costs to run
At 585 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRFF5333P*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $110 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 51.6% above it, ranking 3,973 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 $37/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 WRFF5333P*: Whirlpool WRF532SNB* ($110/yr, 585 kWh/yr), then Hisense HRB221N6B*E ($110/yr, 587 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 90 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 WRFF5333P* costs roughly $1,430 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Whirlpool WRFF5333P* 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 $110/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRFF5333P* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 585 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,973 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRFF5333P* 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.