Whirlpool WRTX7419S Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.