Zephyr PRB24C01CBSG Running Cost (Refrigerator)
Running cost for the Zephyr PRB24C01CBSG
The Zephyr PRB24C01CBSG is certified by ENERGY STAR at 278 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.
Efficient, or not, for a refrigerator
Against the category average of 386 kWh/yr, this model uses 28% less, ranking 1,590 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 Zephyr PRB24C01CBSG: Zephyr PRB24C01AS-OD ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr), then Zephyr PRB24C01CG ($52/yr, 278 kWh/yr).
Within the Zephyr lineup
Ranked 30 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).
Zephyr PRB24C01CBSG over 13 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Zephyr PRB24C01CBSG that long and it costs about $679 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$52/year to run is the predictable cost of the Zephyr PRB24C01CBSG; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 1,590 of 4,704 for running cost, see the refrigerator category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.