Whirlpool WRTX5328P Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRTX5328P
The Whirlpool WRTX5328P is certified by ENERGY STAR at 351 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $66 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
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 9.1% less, ranking 2,436 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 $7/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 WRTX5328P: Galanz GLR74BR12 ($66/yr, 350 kWh/yr), then GE GPE17CTN ($66/yr, 352 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 33 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 WRTX5328P over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $66/year, the Whirlpool WRTX5328P adds up to about $858 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $66/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Whirlpool WRTX5328P already costs $66/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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 2,436 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRTX5328P 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.