XO XOU15BCGBSR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
XO XOU15BCGBSR: running cost
The XO XOU15BCGBSR is certified by ENERGY STAR at 259 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
The $49 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
XO XOU15BCGBSR against the category
That's 32.9% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 1,277 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every refrigerator ENERGY STAR currently certifies (4,704 models), not an outside benchmark, about $24/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
XO XOU15BCGOL ($49/yr, 259 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the XO XOU15BCGBSR. XO XOU15BCGBSL ($49/yr, 259 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the XO lineup
XO makes 54 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 24 of 54 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the XOU24WDZGOA at $26/yr, and its priciest, the XOU24ORSR at $52/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the XO XOU15BCGBSR that long and it costs about $633 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The XO XOU15BCGBSR is already efficient for its category at $49/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $49/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Refrigerator category page shows all 4,704 refrigerators ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.