Whirlpool WRMF3636SV Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRMF3636SV
At 733 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRMF3636SV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $138 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 89.9% above it, ranking 4,582 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 $65/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 WRMF3636SV: Whirlpool WRMF3536SZ ($138/yr, 733 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WRMF3636SW ($138/yr, 733 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 148 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 WRMF3636SV costs roughly $1,791 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Whirlpool WRMF3636SV 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 $138/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRMF3636SV 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 4,582 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRMF3636SV 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.