XO XOU15WOFL Running Cost (Refrigerator)
What the XO XOU15WOFL costs to run
The XO XOU15WOFL is certified by ENERGY STAR at 143 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
That $27 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 63% less, ranking 103 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 $46/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 XOU15WOFL: XO XOU15WGSR ($27/yr, 143 kWh/yr), then XO XOU15WOFR ($27/yr, 143 kWh/yr).
Comparing XO's own models
Ranked 8 of XO's 54 certified refrigerators, this sits between the XOU24WDZGOA ($26/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the XOU24ORSR ($52/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
13 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $27/year, the XO XOU15WOFL adds up to about $349 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $27/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the XO XOU15WOFL 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
Ranked 103 of 4,704, the XO XOU15WOFL 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. The 143 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.