Running cost for the Zephyr PRKB24C01AS-OD
ENERGY STAR certifies the Zephyr PRKB24C01AS-OD at 283 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $53 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 26.7% less, ranking 1,615 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 $19/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 PRKB24C01AS-OD: Zephyr PRKB24C01AG ($53/yr, 283 kWh/yr), then LG LB12S2000* ($54/yr, 285 kWh/yr).
Comparing Zephyr's own models
Ranked 36 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 PRKB24C01AS-OD 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 PRKB24C01AS-OD that long and it costs about $692 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified refrigerators go, $53/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 $53/year just to run, a refrigerator is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
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 1,615 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.