Whirlpool WRTX3319S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Whirlpool WRTX3319S: running cost
The Whirlpool WRTX3319S is certified by ENERGY STAR at 463 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $87 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 19.9% above it, ranking 3,303 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 $14/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 WRTX3319S: GE GTE19JTN ($87/yr, 463 kWh/yr), then Whirlpool WRTX5419S ($87/yr, 463 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 62 of Whirlpool's 156 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMA27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WRF995FIF ($142/yr, its priciest).
Whirlpool WRTX3319S over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WRTX3319S costs roughly $1,132 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool WRTX3319S runs above its category average. If the refrigerator you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $87/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRTX3319S ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 463 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 3,303 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRTX3319S 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.