What the Zephyr PRRD24C2AS-OD costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Zephyr PRRD24C2AS-OD at 274 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
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 29% less, ranking 1,532 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 $21/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 PRRD24C2AS-OD: Zephyr PRRD24C2AS ($52/yr, 274 kWh/yr), then CELLARA BY ELEMENT EBS24BES ($52/yr, 275 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 27 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
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Zephyr PRRD24C2AS-OD costs roughly $670 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
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
A refrigerator like the Zephyr PRRD24C2AS-OD 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
Ranked 1,532 of 4,704, the Zephyr PRRD24C2AS-OD 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. The 274 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.