XO XOU15BCOFR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the XO XOU15BCOFR
ENERGY STAR certifies the XO XOU15BCOFR at 259 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $49 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 32.9% less, ranking 1,283 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 $24/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 XO XOU15BCOFR: XO XOU15BCOFL ($49/yr, 259 kWh/yr), then XO XOU15BCSFL ($49/yr, 259 kWh/yr).
Within the XO lineup
Ranked 30 of XO's 54 certified refrigerators, this sits between the XOU24WDZGOA ($26/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the XOU24ORSR ($52/yr, its priciest).
XO XOU15BCOFR over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the XO XOU15BCOFR costs roughly $633 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $49/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 XO XOU15BCOFR already costs $49/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 1,283 of 4,704, the XO XOU15BCOFR 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.