Whirlpool WRMF3336SV: running cost
The Whirlpool WRMF3336SV is certified by ENERGY STAR at 661 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $124 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WRMF3336SV against the category
That's 71.2% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,336 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 $52/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WRMF3336SW ($124/yr, 661 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WRMF3336SV. KitchenAid KRMF336SPS ($124/yr, 661 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 115 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF*** at $142/yr.
Whirlpool WRMF3336SV over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WRMF3336SV costs roughly $1,615 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool WRMF3336SV 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 $124/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Whirlpool WRMF3336SV already costs $124/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,336 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRMF3336SV 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.