Whirlpool WRT148FZD Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRT148FZD
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WRT148FZD at 370 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $70 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WRT148FZD against the category
That's 4.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,727 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 $3/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Bertazzoni REF24BMBPNB ($70/yr, 372 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WRT148FZD. Whirlpool WRT138FZD ($70/yr, 370 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 41 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WRT148FZD costs roughly $904 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Whirlpool WRT148FZD is already efficient for its category at $70/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRT148FZD ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
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.