Whirlpool WRT541SZH0 Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRT541SZH0
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WRT541SZH0 at 483 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
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 3,455 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 WRT541SZH0: Whirlpool WRT541SZD0 ($91/yr, 483 kWh/yr), then LG LRBCC1204 ($91/yr, 486 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 71 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 WRT541SZH0 costs roughly $1,180 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $91/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Whirlpool WRT541SZH0 already costs $91/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
Ranked 3,455 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRT541SZH0 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. The 483 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.