XO XOU24ORSR Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the XO XOU24ORSR
At 278 kWh/yr, the XO XOU24ORSR's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
That $52 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 28% less, ranking 1,588 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 $20/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 XOU24ORSR: XO XOU24ORSL ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr), then Zephyr PRB24C01AS-OD ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Of the 54 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators XO makes, the XOU24ORSR costs the most to run, $26/year more than XO's cheapest, the XOU24WDZGOA.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the XO XOU24ORSR that long and it costs about $679 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $52/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
A refrigerator like the XO XOU24ORSR is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 278 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 1,588 of 4,704, the XO XOU24ORSR 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.