Whirlpool WRS331SDH0 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRS331SDH0
At 602 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRS331SDH0's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $113 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WRS331SDH0 against the category
That's 56% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 4,088 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 $41/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
COSMO COS-RFFL234RSS ($113/yr, 603 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WRS331SDH0. Whirlpool WRS331FDD0 ($113/yr, 601 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 92 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Whirlpool WRS331SDH0 that long and it costs about $1,471 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
At $113/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Whirlpool WRS331SDH0 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $113/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.