Running cost for the Whirlpool WRT541SZH*0*
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WRT541SZH*0* at 399 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $75 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 3.4% above it, ranking 2,954 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 $2/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 WRT541SZH*0*: Whirlpool WRT541SZD*0* ($75/yr, 399 kWh/yr), then Beko BBBF2410IM2 ($75/yr, 400 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 53 of Whirlpool's 156 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMA27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WRF995FIF*** ($142/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WRT541SZH*0* costs roughly $975 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $75/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Whirlpool WRT541SZH*0* already costs $75/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. Ranked 2,954 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRT541SZH*0* 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.