Running cost for the Wood's WFF180SL
At 366 kWh/yr, the Wood's WFF180SL's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $69 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 5.2% less, ranking 2,646 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 $4/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 Wood's WFF180SL: Wood's WFF180S ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr), then Wood's WFF180W ($69/yr, 366 kWh/yr).
Comparing Wood's's own models
Ranked 7 of Wood's's 8 certified refrigerators, this sits between the WFF100B ($56/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WFF180W ($69/yr, its priciest).
Wood's WFF180SL over 13 years
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $69/year, the Wood's WFF180SL adds up to about $895 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $69/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
$69/year to run is the predictable cost of the Wood's WFF180SL; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 366 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 2,646 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.