What the Whirlpool WRTX3314T*** costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WRTX3314T*** at 420 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $79 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 8.8% above it, ranking 3,007 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 $6/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 WRTX3314T***: Whirlpool WRT134TFD*0* ($79/yr, 420 kWh/yr), then Avanti AVFF24DLJM#** ($79/yr, 422 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 56 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
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $79/year, the Whirlpool WRTX3314T*** adds up to about $1,026 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $79/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$79/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool WRTX3314T***; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
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 3,007 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRTX3314T*** 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.