What the Yeego YG-WS428 costs to run
At 235 kWh/yr, the Yeego YG-WS428's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified refrigerator.
The $44 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 39.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 970 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $28/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is Yeego YG-WD428 ($44/yr, 235 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is GE GCE06GGH**** ($44/yr, 236 kWh/yr).
Comparing Yeego's own models
Among Yeego's 4 certified refrigerators, this is the priciest to run, $7/year over the YG-WD275, the brand's cheapest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Yeego YG-WS428 costs roughly $574 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The Yeego YG-WS428 is already efficient for its category at $44/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 Yeego YG-WS428 already costs $44/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
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. The 235 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.