Running cost for the Whirlpool WRTX7419S***
The Whirlpool WRTX7419S*** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 379 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $71 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 1.8% less, ranking 2,758 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 $1/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 WRTX7419S***: Whirlpool WRTX5419S*** ($71/yr, 379 kWh/yr), then Elisii DERTM201BW1 ($71/yr, 380 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 46 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 WRTX7419S*** over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WRTX7419S*** costs roughly $926 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $71/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 WRTX7419S*** already costs $71/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 2,758 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRTX7419S*** 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.