Running cost for the Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP
ENERGY STAR certifies the Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP at 69 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $13 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 82.1% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 3 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 $60/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 Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2*T* ($10/yr, 52 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS ($13/yr, 69 kWh/yr).
Within the Zephyr lineup
Zephyr sells 39 certified refrigerators; this one runs cheapest of them, $49/year under the PRRFD24C2AS-OD, its priciest.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical refrigerator's service life at 13 years; run the Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP that long and it costs about $169 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP is already efficient for its category at $13/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$13/year to run is the predictable cost of the Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 69 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP is among the cheapest 4,704 refrigerators tracked here to run, see the full Refrigerator category page for the rest of the range.