Zephyr PRB24C01AG-ADA Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Zephyr PRB24C01AG-ADA: running cost
The Zephyr PRB24C01AG-ADA is certified by ENERGY STAR at 274 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among refrigerators currently certified.
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.
How the Zephyr PRB24C01AG-ADA compares to other refrigerators
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 29% less, ranking 1,528 of 4,704 refrigerators tracked here for running cost. 4,704 certified refrigerators, one average, about $21/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Zephyr PRB24C01AG-ADA on that list: Zephyr BBV24C01AS-ADA ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Zephyr PRB24C01AS-ADA ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Zephyr lineup
Ranked 23 of Zephyr's 39 certified refrigerators, this sits between the PRRFD24C2AP ($13/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PRRFD24C2AS-OD ($62/yr, its priciest).
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 Zephyr PRB24C01AG-ADA that long and it costs about $670 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $52/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $52/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.