XO XOU15WGOR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
XO XOU15WGOR: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the XO XOU15WGOR at 143 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $27 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
XO XOU15WGOR against the category
That's 63% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 100 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 $46/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
XO XOU15WGSL ($27/yr, 143 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the XO XOU15WGOR. XO XOU15WGOL ($27/yr, 143 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the XO lineup
XO makes 54 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 5 of 54 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the XOU24WDZGOA at $26/yr, and its priciest, the XOU24ORSR at $52/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the XO XOU15WGOR costs roughly $349 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The XO XOU15WGOR is already efficient for its category at $27/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The XO XOU15WGOR already costs $27/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 143 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 100 of 4,704, the XO XOU15WGOR 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.