What the Whirlpool WRX735SDH* costs to run
The Whirlpool WRX735SDH* is certified by ENERGY STAR at 683 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $128 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
The category average is 386 kWh/yr; this model runs 76.9% above it, ranking 4,416 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 $56/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 WRX735SDH*: Whirlpool WRMF3636R* ($128/yr, 683 kWh/yr), then KitchenAid KRSF336R**** ($129/yr, 684 kWh/yr).
Within the Whirlpool lineup
Ranked 130 of Whirlpool's 156 certified refrigerators, this sits between the AMA27S1E ($40/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WRF995FIF*** ($142/yr, its priciest).
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Whirlpool WRX735SDH* that long and it costs about $1,669 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
At $128/year, this is on the expensive side for a refrigerator; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $8/year, worth knowing before buying either the Whirlpool WRX735SDH* or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Whirlpool WRX735SDH* ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a refrigerator, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 683 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 4,416 of 4,704, the Whirlpool WRX735SDH* 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.