Whirlpool WRTX5519S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Whirlpool WRTX5519S
ENERGY STAR certifies the Whirlpool WRTX5519S at 463 kWh/yr, more expensive than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $87 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WRTX5519S against the category
That's 19.9% above the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3,305 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 $14/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WRTX7419S ($87/yr, 463 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WRTX5519S. Whirlpool WRTX5419S ($87/yr, 463 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Whirlpool's own models
Whirlpool makes 156 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 64 of 156 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the AMA27S1E at $40/yr, and its priciest, the WRF995FIF at $142/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $87/year, the Whirlpool WRTX5519S adds up to about $1,132 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool WRTX5519S 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Whirlpool WRTX5519S already costs $87/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.