Whirlpool WRMF3336SW Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Whirlpool WRMF3336SW: running cost
The Whirlpool WRMF3336SW 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.
That $124 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 71.2% above it, ranking 4,337 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 $52/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 WRMF3336SW: Whirlpool WRMF3336SV ($124/yr, 661 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WRMF3336SZ ($124/yr, 661 kWh/yr).
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Ranked 116 of Whirlpool's 156 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMA27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WRF995FIF ($142/yr, its priciest).
Whirlpool WRMF3336SW over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WRMF3336SW costs roughly $1,615 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool WRMF3336SW 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Whirlpool WRMF3336SW 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.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 661 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,337 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRMF3336SW 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.