Whirlpool WRT541SZD0 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRT541SZD0
The Whirlpool WRT541SZD0 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 483 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $91 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 25.1% above it, ranking 3,454 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 $18/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 WRT541SZD0: Whirlpool WRTX7421T ($91/yr, 482 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WRT541SZH0 ($91/yr, 483 kWh/yr).
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Ranked 70 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 WRT541SZD0 over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $91/year, the Whirlpool WRT541SZD0 adds up to about $1,180 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $91/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
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRT541SZD0 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 483 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,454 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRT541SZD0 sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.