Whirlpool WRS335FDD Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Whirlpool WRS335FDD: running cost
The Whirlpool WRS335FDD is certified by ENERGY STAR at 640 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $120 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.
How the Whirlpool WRS335FDD compares to other refrigerators
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 65.8% above it, ranking 4,249 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $48/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Whirlpool WRS335FDD on that list: Samsung RS27T5201 ($120/yr, 640 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Whirlpool WRS335SDH0 ($120/yr, 640 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 104 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 WRS335FDD over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Whirlpool WRS335FDD that long and it costs about $1,564 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool WRS335FDD 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 $120/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
A refrigerator like the Whirlpool WRS335FDD is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 4,249 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.