Whirlpool WRFF5333P Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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 HRB221N6BE ($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.