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 GLR74B**R12 ($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.