Whirlpool WRTX3314T Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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 WRT134TFD0 ($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.