Whirlpool WRTX3319S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Whirlpool WRTX3319S: running cost
At 379 kWh/yr, the Whirlpool WRTX3319S's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $71 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WRTX3319S against the category
That's 1.8% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 2,756 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $1/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WRTX5419S ($71/yr, 379 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WRTX3319S. Ikea FÄRSKHET ($71/yr, 379 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 44 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
Whirlpool WRTX3319S over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Whirlpool WRTX3319S that long and it costs about $926 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Whirlpool WRTX3319S is already efficient for its category at $71/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$71/year to run is the predictable cost of the Whirlpool WRTX3319S; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 379 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.