What the Whirlpool WRT138FZD* costs to run
At 454 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRT138FZD*'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $85 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.6% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,233 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $13/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Whirlpool WRT138FFD* ($85/yr, 454 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Amana ART348FFF*** ($86/yr, 455 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 58 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF*** at $142/yr.
Whirlpool WRT138FZD* over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WRT138FZD* costs roughly $1,110 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool WRT138FZD* 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 $85/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRT138FZD* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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.