Whirlpool WRX735SDH Running Cost (Refrigerator)
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.