Whirlpool WRT148FZD Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRT148FZD
At 455 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRT148FZD's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $86 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 17.9% above it, ranking 3,237 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 $13/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 WRT148FZD: Sub-Zero DEC1850FI/ ($86/yr, 455 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WRT348FME0 ($86/yr, 455 kWh/yr).
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Ranked 59 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 WRT148FZD 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 WRT148FZD that long and it costs about $1,112 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $86/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
The Whirlpool WRT148FZD already costs $86/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
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. At rank 3,237 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.